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Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to abide by the constitutional responsibility to “provide for the common defense” of the United States, including the necessary need to rebuild America’s military and readiness.

Senator Hyde-Smith is proud of Mississippi’s enduring support of the Armed Forces.  She is committed to strengthening the state’s significant contributions to national defense, including Air Force bases and Navy installations, the Army National Guard’s primary mobilization installation, a premiere Special Operations training center, a leading Air Force aeromedical evacuation unit, numerous National Guard installations, and Department of Defense supercomputer capabilities.

Senator Hyde-Smith is also grateful for the work of defense industry employees in Mississippi to produce the best equipment and services for the men and women who protect our nation.


Rare Earth Elements About to Get Even Rarer

Metal Miner

Rare Earth Elements About to Get Even Rarer

By Sohrab Darabshaw

There’s something afoot on the rare earths front in China. Specifically, the country recently decided that it wants to tighten its export control laws. The regulation passed about two years ago to stop importing countries...

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

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

Appropriations Subcommittee Challenges DHS Secretary Mayorkas in FY2023 Budget Review

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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

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...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH QUESTION PENTAGON ABOUT COVID VACCINE MILITARY DISCHARGES 

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH QUESTION PENTAGON ABOUT COVID VACCINE MILITARY DISCHARGES 

Miss. Senators, Colleagues Seek Details on Pentagon Handling of Servicemembers who Decline Vaccines 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are asking Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to provide information on the number and nature of military discharges for not receiving a COVID vaccine.  

The Mississippi lawmakers are among 14 Senators who signed a detailed letter to...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ATTACK BIDEN BORDER POLICIES AS NATION BRACES FOR RECORD MIGRANT SURGE

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ATTACK BIDEN BORDER POLICIES AS NATION BRACES FOR RECORD MIGRANT SURGE

Miss. Senator Says Safety of American People Will be Worse if Title 42 Policy Lapses

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Rebukes Biden Border Policies, Growing Security Crisis.
CHART:  Biden’s Bad Immigration Policies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues today rebuked President Biden and his administration’s failed border and immigration policies, which imperils border...

Rep. Guest honors 2 BHS seniors accepted to military academies

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Rep. Guest honors 2 BHS seniors accepted to military academies

By Brett Campbell

Brookhaven High seniors Samuel Steele Arnold and Grayson Haze Childress were honored Wednesday at the Brookhaven Rotary Club by U.S. Congressman Michael Guest. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, of...

Sen. Hyde-Smith weighs in on conflict in Ukraine

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Sen. Hyde-Smith weighs in on conflict in Ukraine

By Caroline Wood

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s been nearly two months since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Today, CNN reports President Joe Biden said he intends to send more artillery to the country.

According to a senior...