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.


HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL MANDATING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL MANDATING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS

English Comprehension Requirement for CMV Drivers Intended to Enhance Roadway Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation requiring those applying to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) to be tested for English proficiency before receiving a CMV license.

The Commercial Motor Vehicle English...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE

Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers, Honors Four Fallen Mississippians

051225 Police Week
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s 2025 Police Week Tribute.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today honored Mississippi’s law enforcement in a 2025 National Police Week tribute that also commemorates four Magnolia State officers added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Hyde-Smith’s tribute, which will also be entered...

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...

Chamberlin, Maxwell appear before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Magnolia Tribune

Chamberlin, Maxwell appear before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

The two sitting Mississippi Supreme Court Justices are being considered for confirmation to the U.S District Court having been nominated by President Trump.

By: Frank Corder

Last month, President Donald Trump (R)...

Opinion: 20 years after Katrina, Mississippi still stands strong

The Hill

Opinion: 20 years after Katrina, Mississippi still stands strong 

By Reps. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), opinion contributors 

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf...