Foreign Affairs

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FULL BORDER WALL FUNDING IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Homeland Security Measure Cleared for Senate Debate with Increases for Border Security, Immigration Enforcement, FEMA Disaster Relief Fund & U.S. Coast Guard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today fully supported a Senate Appropriations Committee measure to provide full funding for President Trump’s border security initiatives, including the border wall.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the committee and...

MISS. SENATORS SUPPORT EFFORT TO LOWER INDIAN TARIFFS ON U.S. PECANS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 12 Senators from pecan-producing states who are encouraging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to prioritize a reduction in pecan tariffs as the Trump administration continues trade negotiations with India.

The Senators have signed a letter to Lighthizer stressing the importance of removing existing barriers to the...

HYDE-SMITH PRESENTS HIGHEST CIVILIAN DEFENSE MEDAL TO JAY BLOUNT OF GREENVILLE

Blount Only the Second Mississippian to Earn Prestigious Honor Based on his Sacrifices as a Civilian Contractor in Iraq

 
PHOTO:  U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith presents Jay Blount of Greenville (center) with the Defense of Freedom medal, the highest Defense Department honor for a civilian.
(From left:  son and daughter-in-law Heath and Megan Blount; grandson Sutton Blount; daughter Jade Melton; Sutton; Hyde-Smith; LTC...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE SUL OZERDEN AT SENATE HEARING

Gulfport Native is President Trump’s Nominee for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today recommended confirmation of U.S. District...

HYDE-SMITH LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO CONNECT WITH MISSISSIPPIANS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the launch of her new Senate website, which has been designed to make it easier for Mississippians to contact her to share their views, seek assistance, and learn more about the Senator’s work.

“I hope Mississippians will use this redesigned website to reach out to me and my staff.  As I’ve said before, this is their office and we’re here to do...

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION TO HONOR THAD COCHRAN

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Introduced Tribute to the Late Miss. Senator

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to honor the life and career of former long-time U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.

The resolution was cosponsored by every member of the Senate and was approved unanimously late Tuesday.  Cochran, who retired from the Senate last year, passed...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.):

“Mississippi has suffered a tremendous loss today.  Senator Thad Cochran was an incredible leader and a most respected member of the United States Senate.  My colleagues who served with him consistently speak of him with such high regard.  So many have said to me that he was...