Law Enforcement & Public Safety

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES WOMEN’S BILL OF RIGHTS

Resolution Affirms Legal Protections Afforded to Women under Federal Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday introduced a resolution to establish a Women’s Bill of Rights to affirm legal protections afforded to women under federal law.

S.Res.644 is a companion measure to H.Res.1136, introduced by U.S. Representative Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) and members of the House Republican Study Committee.  The Senate resolution...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO COMBAT CRIME

Miss. Senators Cosponsor Resolution Calling on White House to Work with Congress to Tackle Crime, Border Crisis 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues to introduce a resolution calling on the Biden administration to work with Congress to develop a plan to combat the rise in violent crime across the United States and address the crisis at the southern...

HYDE-SMITH’S 2022 POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE HONORS FALLEN MISS. OFFICERS

Miss. Senator Also Makes Strong Commitment of Support for Law Enforcement Officers

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today committed continued support for law enforcement in National Police Week 2022 tributes to honor law enforcement officers and to recognize those Mississippi officers who died in the line of duty in 2021.

Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS HOMELAND SEC. WHEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES A THREAT, RECEIVES NO ANSWER

Appropriations Subcommittee Challenges DHS Secretary Mayorkas in FY2023 Budget Review

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Presses Homeland Secretary to Determine when Migrant Influx Constitutes a National Threat.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the outlook for the ongoing border crisis projected to get worse in coming weeks, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS BIDEN’S ‘DISINFORMATION’ BOARD DEFUNDED

Miss. Senator Cosponsors Bill to Stop all Funding for Homeland Security Censorship Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped introduce legislation to prohibit the use of any taxpayer funding for the Biden administration’s new Disinformation Governance Board at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is an original...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PRIORITIZE VETERANS OVER ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS

Legislation Shields VA Resources as Biden Scrambles to ID Funding to Handle Growing Border Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) in introducing legislation to stop the Biden administration from diverting funding and resources intended for veterans programs to manage the growing illegal immigration crisis on the southern border.

The bill (S...