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.


SENS. HYDE-SMITH & KING INTRODUCE ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACT’

SENS. HYDE-SMITH & KING INTRODUCE ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACT’

Bipartisan Bill Would Set First Federal Criminal Penalties for Violence Against Healthcare Workers 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Angus King (I-Maine) on Monday introduced legislation to address escalating incidences of violence against healthcare workers by establishing federal criminal penalties for assaulting hospital employees.

The bipartisan Save Healthcare Workers Act (S.1600) would help...

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT FOR MAKING SEXUAL VIOLENCE A DEPORTABLE OFFENSE

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT FOR MAKING SEXUAL VIOLENCE A DEPORTABLE OFFENSE

Miss. Senator Again Sponsors ‘BE GONE Act’ to Change Immigration Law to Expedite Deportation of Sexual Predators

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has renewed her commitment to correct a shortcoming in the nation’s immigration laws by classifying sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence as felonies that would trigger deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of those crimes.

Hyde-Smith is...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES THE INCLUSION OF THREE MISS. HOSPITALS IN RURAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES THE INCLUSION OF THREE MISS. HOSPITALS IN RURAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

Greenwood, Magee & Wayne Hospitals Chosen for CMS Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program, Improved Federal Reimbursements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the approval for Greenwood Leflore Hospital (GLH), Magee General Hospital, and Wayne General Hospital to participate in the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD)...

New fire station being built on Air National Guard base

WAPT-TV Jackson

New fire station being built on Air National Guard base

The facility aims to help improve response times to base emergencies.

By Richard Bourne 

JACKSON, Miss. — A local Mississippi National Guard base is receiving a new facility to help with fighting fires and other emergencies...

Senate passes act making fentanyl a permanent Schedule I drug

Hinds Today

Senate passes act making fentanyl a permanent Schedule I drug

By Hinds Today
    
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi joined her colleagues in the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill aimed at combating fentanyl-related crime and overdoses. The Senate voted 84-16 in favor of the...

GOP Senators Introduce Bill Cutting ATF Red Tape on Background Checks

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GOP Senators Introduce Bill Cutting ATF Red Tape on Background Checks

AWR Hawkins

Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) were among the Republican lawmakers who introduced legislation Thursday to cut the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...