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.
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Menendez Announces Intro of National Flood Insurance Program
By Insider NJ
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.-06) joined today with local leaders, advocates and home owners to announce the introduction of the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood...
Breitbart
Expert Witness: Biden to Boost Migrant Child Trafficking by Ending DNA Testing at Southern Border
By John Binder
President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sure to boost the trafficking of migrant children with its decision to stop DNA testing adult border crossers...
HYDE-SMITH, WICKER & CASSIDY WANT GAO STUDY OF NEW FLOOD PROGRAM TO INCLUDE KEY INFORMATION
Senators Issue Letter to GAO Regarding Facts & Data Needed to Assess FEMA’s Troubled NFIP RR2.0 Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a letter she led with U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) that seeks to ensure the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) considers key facts and data in any legitimate assessment of the...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH HELP REINTRODUCE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REFORM LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined with colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023.
The NFIP-RE Act would tackle systemic problems with flood insurance, put the program back on solid fiscal ground, and reframe the nation’s entire disaster paradigm to one focused more...
The Epoch Times
Senate Votes Against Biden DHS Loosening Immigrant Public Charge Standards
White House says president would veto the joint resolution
By Nathan Worcester
The Senate approved legislation on May 17 that could nullify a loosened Biden administration rule for deciding whether...
Breitbart
GOP Senators Reintroduce Plan to Fight Fentanyl Crisis with Title 42: ‘Innocent American Lives Hang in the Balance’
By John Binder
A group of Republican Senators, led by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), have reintroduced a plan to fight the nation’s deadly...
Washington Examiner
GOP pushes to deport immigrants traveling with children who refuse DNA testing at border
By Cami Mondeaux, Congressional Reporter
A group of Republican senators is pushing to reinstate DNA testing at the southern border to ensure children being taken into the United States are...
Breitbart
Exclusive – Sen. Marsha Blackburn Proposes Familial DNA Testing at Mexican Border to Combat Child Trafficking
By Sean Moran
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said in an interview with Breitbart News that she is introducing legislation to restore a requirement to DNA test illegal aliens...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL REQUIRING FAMILIAL DNA TESTING AT SOUTHERN BORDER
Bill Targets Fabricated Family Ties Used to Facilitate Illegal Entry, Trafficking of Minors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing a bill that would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the U.S. border and any accompanying children.
The reintroduction of the End Child...
MISS. SENATORS COSPONSOR BILL TO REFORM HUD DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS
Bipartisan Legislation Would Improve Long-Term Housing, Community Development for Disaster-Struck Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday helped introduce bipartisan legislation to create a disaster assistance fund to help communities plan for and recover from major disasters.
The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act (S.1686) would strengthen the U.S. Department...
