Veterans

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES ‘GOLD STAR FAMILIES’ RESOLUTION TO COMMEMORATE MEMORIAL DAY
 
Miss. Senator Pays Tribute to the Fallen and the Families They Left Behind
 

Photo:  Senator Hyde-Smith signs her 'Gold Star Families' resolution for introduction.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced a Senate resolution to designate Sept. 23-29, 2018, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week” to honor the families of fallen members of the Armed...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ADDED FY2019 FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS
 
Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill Benefits Army Lab in Vicksburg, Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of the FY2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill which provides record-setting levels of funding for veterans care.
 
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate...

KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS
 
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
 

Generations of American men and women have served our country in the Armed Forces and sacrificed to protect our freedoms.  In gratitude, promises are made to them that the federal government has sometimes failed to keep like it should.  This is a problem I'm committed to working to improve so veterans and their families get the benefits they earned through their service.
 
The responsibility for keeping our commitments...

HYDE-SMITH HELPS SENATE ADVANCE FIRST FY2019 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
 
Senate Approves Three Bills That Will Aid Miss. Infrastructure, Veterans, and Library of Congress Outreach to Schools
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today voted with her Senate colleagues to approve the first series of appropriations bills for the 2019 fiscal year, including measures to fund Army Corps of Engineers activities in Mississippi and increase funding for veterans’ programs.
 
The Senate voted 86-5...

TACKLING BUREAUCRACY FOR LONG-SOUGHT DUCK HUNTING REFORM

By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)

Federal rules and regulations too often become seemingly insurmountable obstacles to simple changes that can have a positive impact.  I introduced the Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act, specifically to challenge just such a situation.

Mississippians for the most part appreciate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management of our wildlife refuges and other...

HYDE-SMITH MEETS NEW VA SEC. ROBERT WILKIE

Senator Commits to Helping Secretary Wilkie Improve VA Services for Veterans

 
PHOTO:  VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith discuss veterans care, Mississippi links.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she looks forward to working with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie, who she met with only a day after he was sworn into office.

Hyde-Smith supported Wilkie’s confirmation...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND PRESIDENT A BILL WITH ADDED FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS
 
Senate Completes Action on FY2019 Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted to send President Trump a funding bill that will provide record-setting funding levels for veterans care, including an additional $1.25 billion to implement the VA MISSION Act.
 
The Senate voted 92-5 to...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES MISSISSIPPIANS TO HONOR VETERANS, PAST & PRESENT
 
Miss. Senator Points to WWI Centennial to Acknowledge the Debt Owed to Veterans
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of observances in Mississippi and around the nation, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) released the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day 2018 and to thank service members for their dedication to the United States of America:
 
“This Veterans Day 2018 is extra special.  Exactly 100 years ago on the...

SENATE APPROVES WOUNDED WARRIORS LEAVE ACT CHAMPIONED BY HYDE-SMITH & HARPER
 
Passage Clears Bill to be Signed into Law

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a measure sponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Gregg Harper to ensure wounded warriors can work in the legislative branch of government without restrictions on their ability to meet their medical needs.
 
The Senate late Thursday approved the bill (H.R.6160) to amend Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act by...