National Security

HYDE-SMITH TACKLES STATE DEPT. BUDGET RECS ON ISRAEL, FUNDING ABORTION OVERSEAS

Appropriations Committee Reviews FY2022 Department of State Budget Requests

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today tackled several issues arising in budget recommendations for the U.S. Department of State, including ensuring American tax dollars do not support attacks on Israel or fund abortions overseas.

Hyde-Smith...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS ADMINISTRATION RESTORE SECOND DESTROYER TO BUDGET

Second Destroyer Would Help Nation Counter China, Stabilize U.S. Shipbuilding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A united Mississippi congressional delegation has sent President Biden a letter opposing his recent budget request for the U.S. Navy, which would reduce the number of ships in the fleet and cut a destroyer from the Navy’s procurement plan for Fiscal Year 2022. 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO SANCTION ENABLERS OF PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined their colleagues in reintroducing the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act. 

The bill (S.1904) would impose sanctions against foreign individuals, entities, and governments that provide support to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian terrorist groups...

HYDE-SMITH ON BIDEN FY22 BUDGET:  ‘SPEND BIG & SPEND OFTEN'

POTUS Drops Bloated Budget on Memorial Holiday Weekend that Recommends More Money for Almost Everything but Defense, Homeland Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the FY2022 budget plan presented to Congress by President Biden on Friday:

“In the first few months of this administration, President Biden and...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES MEMORIAL DAY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement in advance of American’s commemoration of Memorial Day to honor all those who have served and died on behalf of our nation:

“Each May, I am inspired by the heartfelt outpouring of support expressed by Mississippians for those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect and defend the country we are proud to call home.

“The freedoms and liberties...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘STOP TAXPAYER FUNDING OF HAMAS ACT’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to introduce the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act, legislation drafted after the Biden State Department admitted the possibility that American taxpayer dollars could go to fund Hamas terrorists through U.S. aid to the Palestinians.

The Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act would require the President to certify to...

HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED BORDER CRISIS COSTS COULD AFFECT COAST GUARD, OTHER HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS

Senate Appropriators Raise Warning Flags on Flat FY22 Homeland Security Dept. Budget

 
VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Questions Homeland Security Secretary on Border Crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today raised concerns that funding shifts within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could affect the ability of the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies to complete...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH:  LOUISVILLE COMPANY TO PRODUCE MODERN CONTAINER HANDLER PROTOTYPE FOR THE U.S. ARMY  

Taylor Defense Products Tasked with Developing Updated Military Mobility Vehicle 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of a $1.27 million contract to Taylor Defense Products in Louisville to develop a prototype for a modernized Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) for the U.S. Army.

The Taylor Defense prototype...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO CREATE CENTER FOR AVIATION ADVANCEMENT

Mississippi Interests among Large Group of Stakeholders Endorsing Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has cosponsored legislation to ensure U.S. leadership in aviation and aerospace through an all-around national effort to improve coordination, promotion, and support of this important economic sector.

Hyde-Smith joined Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH QUESTION ATTORNEY GENERAL DECISION TO REINSTATE FUNDING FOR SANCTUARY CITIES

Miss. Senators & Colleagues Critical of Decision ‘Shrouded in Secrecy,’ Demand Answers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday signed a letter demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland release documentation related to the recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) decision to reinstate federal funding for sanctuary cities and states.

Wicker...