Foreign Affairs

HYDE-SMITH, COTTON & SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN CHINESE SEAFOOD IMPORTS

Bill Includes Ban on Aquaculture Products, Imposes Sanctions on Companies that Facilitate Imports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to ban U.S. imports of seafood and aquaculture products from China.

The Ban China’s Forbidden Operations in the Oceanic Domain (Ban C-FOOD) Act would also sanction...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE BIDEN ADMIN. TO ADDRESS RISING RATES OF ANTISEMITISM IN K-12 SCHOOLS

Miss. Senators, 30 Colleagues Seek Enforcement of Civil Rights Title VI to Ensure School Safety for All Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 32 Republican Senators urging the Biden administration to address antisemitism toward Jewish children in K-12 schools amid rising rates in the aftermath of Hamas’ deadly attacks against Israel.

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND ANSWERS OVER BIDEN’S UNPRECEDENTED PAUSE OF FIREARMS EXPORT LICENSES

46 Senators Say Consequences of Export Pause are Costly, Benefit Illicit Arms Markets 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 46 Republican Senators demanding answers regarding a 90-day pause imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) on the issuance of export licenses for firearms, ammunition, and certain accessories to most overseas...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL ON BIDEN TO ENFORCE CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED SANCTIONS ON IRAN

18 Senators Assert Relaxed Enforcement Allows Iran to Support Hamas, Terrorist Acts 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined Republican colleagues in calling on President Biden to immediately enforce oil sanctions on Iran as mandated by Congress.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are among 18 Senators who signed a letter to Biden that also urges the...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK U.N. TO DESIGNATE HAMAS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, IMPOSE SANCTIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of 34 Senators asking the United Nations (U.N.) to designate Iranian-backed Hamas as a terrorist organization and to impose sanctions on it.

The Senators argue in a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield that the lack of the terrorist organization designation and sanctions weakens efforts...

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE REVIEW BIDEN FUNDING REQUEST FOR ISRAEL, UKRAINE WAR EFFORTS 

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Efforts to Counter Iran as Agent of Terrorism.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), at a hearing to review President Biden’s request for supplemental funding to support Israel and Ukraine, today sought details on the administration actions to curtail Iran’s “puppet master” role in funding, equipping, and training terrorist groups like Hamas.

The...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS LETTER ASKING DHS, FBI TO PRIORITIZE ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Members of Bipartisan Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism Call for Greater Protection of Jewish Americans, Religious Institutions & Organizations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today signed a bipartisan, bicameral letter seeking greater resources and federal coordination to help protect the safety and security of Jewish Americans, religious institutions and organizations as acts...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS RESOLUTION CALLING ON BIDEN TO REJOIN THE GENEVA CONSENSUS DECLARATION

Resolution Reinforces American Values of Life, Family, National Sovereignty

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)today joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing a resolution that urges President Biden to re-add the United States as a signatory of the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD).

Signed three years ago today, the GCD is a landmark international agreement that...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO SLAM BRAKES ON RADICAL BIDEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE

Miss. Senators Cosponsor CARS Act to Stop EPA Rule and Protect Consumer Choice

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are cosponsoring legislation to slam the brakes on a sweeping tailpipe emissions rule and other Biden administration regulations that seek to limit consumer vehicle choice and push American drivers to buy pricey electric vehicles (EVs).

Wicker...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES AFFIRM STRONG SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL

Miss. Senator Condemns Oct. 7 Hamas Massacre, Calls for Action to Protect Israel & the USA

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith at Senate Support for Israel News Conference.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith with Senators John Cornyn of Texas, Deb Fischer of Nebraska, and James Risch of Idaho.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said U.S. solidarity with Israel following the Hamas terrorist massacre on October 7 must be met...