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HYDE-SMITH BILL TO ELEVATE NATCHEZ HISTORIC SITES ADVANCES IN SENATE

HYDE-SMITH BILL TO ELEVATE NATCHEZ HISTORIC SITES ADVANCES IN SENATE

Energy Committee Approves Bill to Designate Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as National Park Service Affiliated Areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded committee passage of her legislation to designate the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Adams County and Historic Jefferson College in Natchez as affiliated areas of the National Park Service (NPS). 

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HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES BY DEFENDING FREEDOMS THEY DIED TO PROTECT

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES BY DEFENDING FREEDOMS THEY DIED TO PROTECT

Memorial Day
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2026 Memorial Day Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement in which she encouraged Mississippians and all Americans to live in a way that reflects the values for which American service members died defending.

“This Memorial Day, let us live in a way that reflects the values they defended –...

SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 16 AS NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY

SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 16 AS NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY

Hyde-Smith, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Resolution Encouraging Families to Explore America’s Parks & Public Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that designates, Saturday, May 16, as National Kids to Park Day to encourage children and families across the country to spend more time outdoors. 

The Kids to Parks Resolution (S.Res.734)...

Conservation Corner: National Native Plant Month

The Sun-Sentinel

Conservation Corner: National Native Plant Month

By JAMES L. CUMMINS

Not much information exists yet on National Native Plant Month because it is a brand new designation. The first Senate resolution was in 2021 to make April National Native Plant Month and recognize “the benefits...

MORNING BUSINESS: FAITH MONTH

MORNING BUSINESS: FAITH MONTH

Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 66
(Senate - April 15, 2026) PDF

FAITH MONTH

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, every April, faithful Americans come 
together in prayer and thanksgiving to celebrate Faith Month. I embrace 
the unique opportunity that we have to...

REMEMBERING COLONEL CARLYLE "SMITTY" HARRIS (RET.)

REMEMBERING COLONEL CARLYLE "SMITTY" HARRIS (RET.)

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 120
(Senate - July 14, 2025) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is a profound honor to pay tribute 
to the late U.S. Air Force Colonel Carlyle Smith "Smitty" Harris of 
Tupelo, Mississippi, an American hero...

TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI

TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 95
(Senate - June 4, 2025) PDF

 Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is an honor to express my 
deep admiration and heartfelt respect for one of my constituents and 
dear friend Mr. Joe Aguzzi of Cleveland, MS, who celebrated his 99th 
birthda...