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HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON BIDEN’S 2023 ‘BIG ON SPENDING, BIG ON TAX INCREASES’ BUDGET 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the FY2023 budget blueprint unveiled by President Biden on Monday:

“President Biden’s new budget doubles down on the failed priorities he and fellow Democrats attempted to force on the nation last year.  His fiscal year 2023 plan is again big on spending...

HYDE-SMITH DEBUNKS BIDEN, DEM. BLAME GAME ON HIGHER ENERGY PRICES

Miss. Senator, Colleagues Say More American Production, Not Litany of Anti-Energy Polices, Would Help Americans

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Says Mississippians, Americans Suffer for Biden and Democrats Anti-Energy Policies.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses the Media at Gas Prices News Conference.
CHART:  Gas Prices Soar Under Biden.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today disparaged efforts by...

MISS. SENATORS CALL FOR NATIONAL WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE DAY

Cosponsor Bipartisan Resolution Designating March 24 as Day to Honor Women in Ag

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a bipartisan resolution to designate March 24 as “National Women in Agriculture Day.”

The resolution seeks to honor both women who lead farming operations, and those who work in various...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO EMPOWER AMERICA’S WORKFORCE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored the Employee Rights Act of 2022, legislation that would protect workers and small businesses from the pro-labor union tactics advanced by the Biden administration.

The bill would update and modernize the Employee Rights Act to protect independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES FILE AMICUS BRIEF SUPPORTING WORKERS DENIED RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FROM COVID VACCINE MANDATES

Senators Support a Full Supreme Court Review of Case Regarding Protecting Constitutional Religious Liberties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined 10 colleagues in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of protecting religious liberties in a case challenging the lack of religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $1.49 MILLION GRANT FOR VIRTUAL REALITY JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE

Appalachian Regional Commission Grant to MSU Will Benefit Youth in Five East Mississippi Counties 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of a $1.49 million grant for Mississippi State University (MSU) to broaden virtual reality workforce training in five East Mississippi counties.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded...

UPDATE: SENATE APPROVES BILL COSPONSORED BY HYDE-SMITH TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce unanimous Senate approval of S.623, the Sunshine Protection Act.  Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of this legislation to make Daylight Saving Time the new, permanent standard time. 

The Senate-passed bill, which still requires House passage and the President’s signature, would delay implementation until Nov. 20, 2023...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO COMPLETE FY2022 APPROPRIATIONS CYCLE

Blames Nearly Six-Month Delay on Biden & Far-Left Dems Insistence on Cutting National Security Budget and Adding Progressive Poison Pill Riders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for a measure to increase national security funding and support federal programs through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022, in addition to making important investments in...

HYDE-SMITH CONTENDS MAXIMUM U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION NEEDED FOR NATIONAL, GLOBAL SECURITY

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Experts at Hearing on Energy Security.
PHOTO:  Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Hyde-Smith.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today pressed energy experts on how the United States should maximize domestic oil and gas production to help stabilize energy prices and strengthen the nation’s energy security.

Hyde-Smith on...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION CONDEMNING HBCU BOMB THREATS

Bipartisan Measure Reaffirms Support for Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution they cosponsored that condemns threats of violence against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and reaffirms support for the students at those...