Education

HYDE-SMITH PAYS TRIBUTE TO MISSISSIPPI STATE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH MIKE LEACH

Miss. Senator Delivers Remarks on Senate Floor Prior to Leach Memorial Service

VIDEO:  In Floor Speech, Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Coach Mike Leach.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today delivered a Senate floor speech in tribute of Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Mike Leach, who passed away on Dec. 12.

Hyde-Smith paid tribute to Leach on the same day that...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF MISSISSIPPI STATE’S MIKE LEACH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the death of Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Mike Leach:

“Mike Leach’s passing and the outpouring of sorrow, love, and support for him and his family reflects just how beloved he was as Mississippi State’s head coach and among football fans all over the country.  We’ll miss his influential leadership...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS NEW FARM BILL TO FIX VETERINARY SHORTAGES IN RURAL AMERICA

Senate Ag Committee’s 2023 Farm Bill Hearing Focuses on USDA Research, Extension & Education Needs

VIDEO CLIPS:  Senator Hyde-Smith and USDA Under Secretary Discuss Veterinary Incentive Program.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Large Animal Veterinary Shortage at Hearing.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Introduces Alcorn President Dr. Felecia Nave at Hearing.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Dr. Nave Prior to Hearing Start.

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HYDE-SMITH VOTES AGAINST DEMS’ SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted against a Democrat same-sex marriage bill, which she deemed as unnecessary and a threat to religious freedoms.

Hyde-Smith opposed the Respect for Marriage Act (HR.8404), which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and any rule or regulation that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.  The U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 deemed the Defense of Marriage Act...

MISS. SENATORS REPORT $4.5 MILLION IN COPS GRANTS FOR MISS.

Justice Dept. Awards Include $3.0 Million for School Violence Prevention in Seven Districts 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported the award of $4.5 million to Mississippi through the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

Seven school districts in Mississippi will share $3.0 million in School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant...