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.


Senate aims to ban FGM nationwide

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Senate aims to ban FGM nationwide

By Charlie Butts

U.S. senators are providing a glimmer of hope that female genital mutilation will be banned nationally.

Elizabeth Yore, who heads End FGM Today, says the Centers for Disease Control reported in 2015 that approximately 513,000 U.S...