The U.S. Department of Homeland security, as the lead agency for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Coast Guard, plays an important role in Mississippi.
Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to working closely with FEMA and other federal agencies to ensure Mississippians are prepared for natural disaster and emergency situations. She supports hazard mitigation policies, which have proven to help save lives and save taxpayer dollars.
The Senator also supports Homeland Security efforts to protect the American people from domestic and foreign threats, which include ensuring a strong and well-equipped U.S. Coast Guard.
WJTV-TV Jackson
US Senate commemorates 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
By Kaitlin Howell
WASHINGTON (WJTV) – The U.S. Senate approved a resolution, introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), ahead of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The resolution...
HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT AGAINST BIDEN’S BORDER CHAOS THAT’S STILL WRECKING AMERICAN PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS
Having Toured Southern Border During Biden’s Illegal Immigrant Surge, Miss. Senator Backs Plan to Set Things Right
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing legislation to stop the ongoing damage to public lands related to the millions of illegal entries across the southern...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Mississippi Senators vote to end government shutdown as deadlock continues
By WLOX Staff
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi’s two U.S. Senators, Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, voted in favor of a bill to end the government shutdown.
The vote first took place on Tuesday, and...
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--Border Security
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 205
(Senate - December 13, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to once again call
attention to the crisis at our southern border--the very crisis the
Biden administration refuses to acknowledge and in...
BORDER SECURITY
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 16
(Senate - January 25, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I started the new year by joining
Senator Blackburn of Tennessee and our new colleague Senator Britt of
Alabama on a recent tour of the Del Rio Border Sector in Texas.
We...
National Business Aviation Association
NBAA Welcomes Senate Committee Passage of DOT Funding Bill Reflecting Multiple Industry Priorities
Contact: Dan Hubbard
Washington, DC, July 28, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed the inclusion of multiple industry-supported...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Breaks Down the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
SuperTalk Mississippi
Jul 9, 2025
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith sits down with Richard Cross to unpack the sweeping “Big Beautiful Bill."
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES TRUMP ADMIN. ACTION TO OVERTURN BIDEN VA-FUNDED ABORTIONS RULE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today issued the following statement praising President Trump for acting to repeal a Biden-era rule that turned Veterans Affairs hospitals into abortion clinics:
“I am incredibly grateful to President Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins for rescinding one of the Biden administration’s most aggressive pro...
U.S. SENATE APPROVES HYDE-SMITH RESOLUTION OBSERVING 20th ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate this week approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in advance of the upcoming commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting Mississippi and the Gulf Coast.
The Hyde-Smith resolution (S.Res.344), approved by unanimous consent, recognizes the devastation wrought by the deadly hurricane that landed on Aug. 29, 2005...
