Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of education to ensure a better future for Mississippi children and their ability to be part of an economically-strong state. The Senator believes in the importance of state and local control of public education, while recognizing the role of the federal government to support educational achievement across the country.
Senator Hyde-Smith is also supportive of the significant federal research and development initiatives involving Mississippi institutions of higher learning—work that, among other things, improves American competitiveness, national security and agricultural production.
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Mississippi Senators introduce ‘one flag’ policy at federal buildings
Video: The One Flag For All Act would expand President Donald Trump’s “One Flag Policy."
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BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - U.S. Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith co-sponsored legislation that would prohibit any flag...
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Texas lawyer to head agriculture department
February 14, 2025
Brooke Rollins will become the 33rd U.S. secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on February 13 by a vote of 72...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘ONE FLAG FOR ALL ACT’
Bill Expands & Codifies Trump ‘One Flag Policy,’ Bars Flags Other than the U.S. Flag on Public Buildings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) late last week joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation that would prohibit any flag other than the American flag from being flown, draped, or displayed on federal buildings.
The One Flag for All Act (S.576) was written in response to former President...
HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP ANTI-DEI EXECUTIVE ORDER
Legislation Builds on Trump’s Efforts to Eliminate DEI Programs from Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is an original cosponsor of Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt’s legislation to codify President Trump’s executive order to eliminate the illegal and immoral discrimination initiatives the Biden administration forced upon federal agencies under the guise of Diversity...
HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Hyde-Smith Also Lands Military Construction-VA Spot, Will Serve on Six Subcommittees of Importance to Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was officially named as the new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) for the 119th Congress.
Hyde-Smith, in addition to chairing the THUD Appropriations...
HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO SAVE BILLIONS BY BLOCKING ILLEGAL ALIENS’ ACCESS TO FEDERAL CHILD TAX CREDITS
Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act Offered with Trump in White House, Budget Reconciliation in the Offing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With President Trump back in the Oval Office, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced legislation to save taxpayers billions of dollars annually by closing federal tax loopholes that allow illegal immigrants to claim child tax credits...
HYDE-SMITH BLASTS BIDEN ‘EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT’ DECLARATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s 11th-hour illegitimate attempt to declare the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment ratified as part of the U.S. Constitution:
“President Biden’s pandering ERA declaration doesn’t hold any legal weight but does fall in line with the many instances over past four years when his...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CONGRATULATE MISS. STUDENTS SELECTED FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM
Two High School Students from Gulfport Will Represent State, Receive Scholarships
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today congratulated Shayleen Moeini and Jackson Pearce, both of Gulfport, on their selection to represent Mississippi at the 63rd annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week.
The 2025 USSYP Washington Week is scheduled...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES RENEW FIGHT TO PRESERVE TITLE IX, PROTECT WOMEN’S SPORTS
Miss. Senator Again Backs Tommy Tuberville Bill to Ensure Schools Aren’t Forced to Allow Biological Males to Compete in Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today again joined U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes and protect fair, safe competition in women’s sports.
Hyde-Smith is among the original cosponsors of the Protect...
HYDE-SMITH, HASSAN WELCOME ENACTMENT OF THEIR BILL TO BENEFIT GUARD, RESERVE STUDENTS
FY2025 Defense Policy Bill Includes Bipartisan ‘SERVE Act’ to Guarantee College Readmission for Guard, Reservists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today welcomed the enactment of major defense policy legislation that includes their bipartisan bill to ensure that students who serve in the National Guard and Reserve will be guaranteed readmission to their...
