Senator Hyde-Smith has great respect and admiration for the law enforcement and first responder personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting the public. As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, she will continue to support programs and policies that enable these public servants to do their jobs more effectively.
Newsweek
Republicans Demand IRS Explain Why Christian Group Was Denied Tax-Exemption
By Darragh Roche
A group of Republican senators has written to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asking the agency to explain why a Christian group was initially denied tax-exempt status.
The senators...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Miss. Senators Praise AFG Program Awards to Support Fire Safety Upgrades for Eight Departments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of more than $1.8 million in grants for eight fire safety improvement projects in Mississippi.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program will be awarded by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal...
HYDE-SMITH CASTS AN EMPHATIC “NO” VOTE ON DEMS’ $4 TRILLION RECKLESS TAX & SPENDING SPREE
“There’s an old saying that money doesn’t grow on trees. This is a lesson lost on Democrats…”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cast an emphatic “NO” vote against an astounding FY2022 Reckless Tax and Spending Spree budget resolution that will allow Democrats to impose taxes and new spending exceeding $4.2 trillion to fund a gigantic expansion of federal government programs...
HYDE-SMITH OFFERS AMENDMENT TARGETING NON-PROSECUTION OF VIOLENT CRIMES
Miss. Senator Offers Pro-Small Business, Pro-Law Enforcement Amendment to Democrats’ $4 Trillion Reckless Tax-and-Spend Spree
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today offered an amendment to hold local prosecutors accountable for refusing to prosecute violent crimes—even as the crime rate surge imperils small businesses and communities.
Hyde-Smith offered the amendment to the Democrats’ FY2022...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO UPHOLD NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION RULE
Senators Advocate for Clear Federal Regulation for Farmers, Small Business Owners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined Republican members of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in introducing legislation (S.2567) to codify the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which has provided clarity for farmers and businesses overly...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO MITIGATE DANGERS POSED BY TREE SPIKING
Bill Intended to Help Protect Firefighters, Loggers & Sawmill Workers from Eco-Terrorist Tree Spikes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she is cosponsoring the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act, a measure to protect firefighters, loggers, and sawmill workers against dangers posed by trees spiked by eco-terrorists.
The tree spiking involves hammering a metal or ceramic rod into tree trunks in...
HYDE-SMITH ASSERTS PAST ECO-TERRORISM LINKS, LACK OF VERACITY SHOULD DISQUALIFY BLM NOMINEE
Senator Critical of Senate Dems Move to Confirm Tracy Stone-Manning Despite Ongoing Controversies, Unanswered Questions
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers Remarks on Controversial BLM Nominee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Senate Democrats moved to confirm President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today argued Tracy Stone-Manning’s...
The Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star
Gun-rights suit from N.Y. gains backing of 25 senators
By Joe Mahoney, CNHI State Reporter
ALBANY — A major gun-rights challenge originating in upstate New York and headed to the U.S. Supreme Court has drawn the backing of numerous Republican U.S. senators, House...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO COMBAT ‘SMASH-AND-GRAB’ GUN THEFTS
Hyde-Smith Joins Sen. Graham, Others to Introduce Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today threw her support behind the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2021, a bill to combat the increase of “smash-and-grab” thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers.
Introduced Thursday by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the measure would strengthen...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR CRIME VICTIMS FUND FIX
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Replenish Key Victims of Crime Act Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for legislation to shore up funding for the Crime Victims Fund, a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant program that supports state-level programs that help crime victims.
The Senate voted unanimously to approve the bipartisan VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (HR.1652/S.611), a measure...
