Law Enforcement & Public Safety

HYDE-SMITH APPLAUDS $3.96 MILLION TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN MISS.

DOJ Office of Violence Against Women Funding Supports Statewide, Community Anti-Violence, Intervention & Assistance Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of more than $3.96 million in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) funding to support efforts to combat violence against women in Mississippi.

The DOJ Office on Violence Against Women approved the FY2021...

HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES GREATER RURAL SERVICES UNDER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

In Testimony, Miss. Senator Urges Senate to Find Consensus on Stalled Efforts to Reauthorize Law

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Testifies at Judiciary Committee VAWA Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today advocated for greater attention to serving victims of domestic violence and abuse in rural areas as the Senate attempts to reach...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SIGNAL OPPOSITION TO REJOINING U.N. ARMS TRADE TREATY

Second Amendment Rights Threatened if Biden Rejoins International Gun Control Pact 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today affirmed their opposition to any effort by President Biden to rejoin the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an international agreement to regulate trade in firearms.

The Mississippi Senators are among 37 Republican Senators who signed a...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO GIVE POLICE HIGH-TECH DEVICES TO DETECT FENTANYL, ILLEGAL DRUGS

Bipartisan Measure Would Create DOJ Grant Program to Aid State, Local Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined in introducing bipartisan legislation to help state and local law enforcement acquire high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 9/11 ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION STATEMENT

“I Firmly Believe Good Will Overcome Evil, But Not Without Constant Watchfulness.  As Much As We Long To Vanquish Terrorism, This Dark Threat Will Not Simply Disappear.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States:

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $795K AWARD FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Miss. Senators Praise AFG Program Awards to Support Fire Safety Upgrades for Five Departments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $795,504 for fire safety projects in five Mississippi communities.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency...