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HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES COMBAT ANTI-SECOND AMENDMENT WOKE CORPORATIONS

Senators Offer Bill to Terminate Federal Government Contracts with Institutions Discriminating Against Firearm Businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped introduce legislation to stop the federal government from entering into contracts with entities that promote anti-Second Amendment policies.

The Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act, authored by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES PROMOTE TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

Miss. Senators Introduce Legislation to Boost Economic Development in Rural, Minority & Low-Income Communities 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing legislation to promote economic development in rural, minority, and low-income communities.

The Community Development...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE ‘CHECKS AND BALANCES ACT’

Legislation Would End Loopholes Used by President to Circumvent Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and others to introduce legislation to close loopholes that the Biden administration has used to diminish the constitutional role of Congress in serving as a check on presidential power.

The Checks and Balances Act (S.4427) would amend the Congressional...

HYDE-SMITH QUESTIONS TREASURY DEPT. MOVES ON POPULAR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM, NEW SMALL BUSINESS REGS

Biden Budget Seeks Less for CDFI Bank Enterprise Program Used by Miss. Banks & Credit Unions

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Budget Request for Bank Enterprise Program.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions New Regulatory Burdens on Small Businesses.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith with Subcommittee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE NOMINATION OF BILL RENICK TO SERVE ON TVA BOARD

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Committee on the Environment and Public Works, and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statements regarding President Biden’s nomination of Mississippi native Bill Renick of Ashland to be a member of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors:

“The Tennessee Valley Authority has long been vital for...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN COLLEAGUES TO DEFEND USE OF CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS

Letter to Biden Details Administration’s Repeated Actions to Limit their Use 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stood up for the continued use of Glyphosate and other critical crop protection products in a letter to President Biden.

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) led the letter, which was also signed by Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).  It emphasizes...

MISS. DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $17 MILLION TO IMPROVE EIGHT MISS. AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $17 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for improvement work at eight Mississippi airports.

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants, which include entitlement and appropriated funds, represent the third round of funding for...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, GUEST WELCOME GRANT IMPROVING RAIL, HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IN RANKIN COUNTY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today welcomed the approval of a $1.5 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help construct a new rail crossing on Highway 18 in Brandon.

The project would eliminate an at-grade crossing...

HYDE-SMITH PRESSURES INTERIOR SEC. ON DECLINING GULF ENERGY PRODUCTION, ADHERING TO LAW

Miss. Senator Critical of Cancelled Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales, Delay in New Five-Year Plan

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Challenges Interior Department on Gulf of Mexico Energy Production Decline.
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions White House Policy to Ban Additional Leasing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to explain the Biden...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS ON FDA FAILURES BEHIND BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE

Senators Maintain Biden Administration, FDA should have Anticipated Crisis, Citing Declining Supplies Starting in mid-2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and 21 colleagues today demanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explain why the Biden administration didn’t act sooner to ensure the availability of infant formula, supplies of which began to decline in mid-2021.

In a letter...