Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to fulfilling the constitutional responsibility to “provide for the common defense” of the United States, including by ensuring the availability of the resources necessary to rebuild America’s military and maximize readiness.
Senator Hyde-Smith is proud of Mississippi’s enduring support of the Armed Forces. She is committed to strengthening the state’s significant contributions to national defense, including Air Force bases and Navy installations, the Army National Guard’s primary mobilization installation, a premiere Special Operations training center, a leading Air Force aeromedical evacuation unit, numerous National Guard installations, and Department of Defense supercomputer capabilities.
Senator Hyde-Smith is also grateful for the work of defense industry employees in Mississippi to produce the best equipment and services for the men and women who protect our nation.
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
‘This American Holiday Gives Us a Chance to Pause and Notice the Good that Surrounds Us in Our Families, Our Communities, and in the Freedoms that Shape Our Lives.’
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2025 Thanksgiving Message.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issues a message of gratitude to Mississippians with a hope that the Thanksgiving season “inspires us to live fully, to look for the good even when it’s hard to...
HYDE-SMITH HONORS AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS ON VETERANS DAY 2025
HYDE-SMITH HONORS AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS ON VETERANS DAY 2025
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Veterans and Their Families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement in commemoration of Veterans Day, paying tribute to the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans and their families while urging Mississippians to continue showing their support year-round:
“We commemorate Veterans Day to honor the profound sacrifices made by the brave men...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES ADMINISTRATION FOR ADDING PHOSPHATE TO U.S. CRITICAL MINERALS LIST
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES ADMINISTRATION FOR ADDING PHOSPHATE TO U.S. CRITICAL MINERALS LIST
Miss. Senator Sought Inclusion of Key Fertilizer Ingredient to Stabilize Markets, Bring Production Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for adding phosphate, a critical fertilizer ingredient for Mississippi’s agricultural sector, to the 2025 Critical Minerals List.
Hyde-Smith and other lawmakers in September...
USM, Integer Technologies announce $25M defense contract
WLOX-TV Biloxi
USM, Integer Technologies announce $25M defense contract
By WLOX Staff
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Office of Naval Research has awarded Integer Technologies and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) a $25 million ceiling contract, with a fully funded initial base...
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Breaks Down the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Breaks Down the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
SuperTalk Mississippi
Jul 9, 2025
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith sits down with Richard Cross to unpack the sweeping “Big Beautiful Bill."
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is a huge win for this South Mississippi operation
Sun Herald, Biloxi
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is a huge win for this South Mississippi operation
By Martha Sanchez
The massive tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed last week is sending millions of dollars to the Stennis Space Center just months after federal leaders proposed...
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Historic U.S. Moon Landing
CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC U.S. MOON LANDING
Congressional Record (Senate - July 17, 2019)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues in commemorating the 50th anniversary of American astronauts becoming the first humans to walk on the Moon.
It was 50...
Tribute to Thomas O’Loughlin
TRIBUTE TO THOMAS O’LOUGHLIN
Congressional Record (Senate - May 23, 2019)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, each Memorial Day we, as Americans, take time to honor the heroes who gave their lives in service to our country, from those who died in the creation of this great Nation to those who today...
Tribute to Lieutenant Commander Steven Davies
TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER STEVEN DAVIES
Congressional Record (Senate - April 09, 2019)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I am pleased to commend LCDR Steven Davies for his dedication to duty and service as a U.S. Coast Guard congressional fellow on my staff. Steve was recently selected to...