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.
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Trump to receive bill honoring Brookhaven fallen officers; Change of venue granted for trial
By Andi Davis
The man accused of killing two officers in Lincoln County has been granted a change of venue for his upcoming trial.
Marquis Flowers is charged in the 2018 shooting deaths...
WZFG-AM Fargo, N.D.
Cramer, Hoeven Help Introduce Resolution Supporting Free Exercise Of Religion
By Chris Larson
Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer this week helped introduce a resolution with Senator Rick Scott to support Americans’ free exercise of religion. The resolution recognizes the...
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Congress reaches agreement on new COVID-19 relief package. See what’s in it.
By Frank Corder - December 21, 2020
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that is also tied into a $1.4 trillion spending bill that funds the federal...
Monroe Journal
Congress approves $24.3M plan for courthouse renovation
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – Since late 2017, an approach to remedy mold issues inside the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building has hit its strides and its stalls. Thanks to a joint effort by Mississippi representation in...
Associated Press
Attorney confirmed as federal judge in south Mississippi
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed a 37-year-old attorney who has been involved in Republican politics as a new federal district judge for the southern half of Mississippi.
T...
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1st woman confirmed as US judge for southern Mississippi
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the first woman to become a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Kristi Haskins Johnson of Brandon is a former assistant U...
HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS TO MISS. AS SENATE APPROVES FY21 FUNDING BILLS, NEW COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today highlighted benefits to Mississippi in an omnibus appropriations and COVID-19 relief package approved by the Senate late Monday night.
The comprehensive package with all 12 FY2021 appropriations bills and $892 billion in targeted pandemic relief (HR.133) now heads to...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & THOMPSON COMMEND PARK SERVICE FOR DESIGNATING MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT
Miss. Lawmakers Championed Efforts to Make Jackson Civil Rights Landmark Part of the National Park System
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers home in Jackson, Miss. (Photo by U.S. Civil Rights Trail)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) today commended the National Park Service (NPS) and the...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & KELLY ANNOUNCE $24.3 MILLION PROJECT TO RENOVATE ABERDEEN COURTHOUSE
Congress Approves Plan to Repair Federal Courthouse Plagued With Mold and Moisture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today announced that Congress has approved a $24.3 million plan by the General Services Administration (GSA) to renovate the Thomas G. Abernethy Courthouse in Aberdeen, Miss.
The GSA deemed the...
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RECEIVE BILL TO NAME BROOKHAVEN POST OFFICE FOR FALLEN OFFICERS
Senate Gives Final Approval to Legislation to Honor Brookhaven, Lincoln Co. Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate has passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) to name a Brookhaven post office in honor of three local law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The legislation...
