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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES: BIDEN ESCALATING BORDER CRISIS BY UNLAWFULLY FREEZING WALL FUNDING
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES: BIDEN ESCALATING BORDER CRISIS BY UNLAWFULLY FREEZING WALL FUNDING
Forty Senators Seek GAO Ruling on Infringement of Congress’ Constitutional Power of the Purse
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid the rapidly escalating crisis along the southern border, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Republican colleagues to challenge President Biden’s suspension of border wall funding and construction without lawful justification.
Wicker...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT EFFORT TO RENAME TUPELO POST OFFICE FOR MISSISSIPPI VETERAN
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT EFFORT TO RENAME TUPELO POST OFFICE FOR MISSISSIPPI VETERAN
Senate Committee Advances Bill to Name Building After Vietnam War Veteran Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cheered committee approval of legislation to rename the U.S. post office at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo after Mississippi native and Vietnam War Veteran Colonel Carlyle “Smitty” Harris.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith...
MISSISSIPPI, MAINE DELEGATIONS LEAD BIPARTISAN CALL FOR ROBUST SHIPBUILDING BUDGET, LARGER NAVY FLEET
MISSISSIPPI, MAINE DELEGATIONS LEAD BIPARTISAN CALL FOR ROBUST SHIPBUILDING BUDGET, LARGER NAVY FLEET
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Maine and Mississippi congressional delegations today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks urging them to provide unequivocal support to the long-standing and congressionally mandated requirement for a larger Navy fleet.
More ships—and a strong shipbuilding industrial base—are vital to the United...
Two years later, BPD officers Moak and White remembered
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Two years later, BPD officers Moak and White remembered
By Brett Campbell
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the deaths of Brookhaven Police Department officers Cpl. Zach Moak, 31, and patrolman James White, 35.
These men are still firmly in the memories of their...
MS Senator Hyde-Smith Applauds New Rapid COVID-19 Testing Capacity at Armed Forces Retirement Home
Long Beach Breeze
MS Senator Hyde-Smith Applauds New Rapid COVID-19 Testing Capacity at Armed Forces Retirement Home
September 23, 2020
The Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) in Gulfport will soon be able to provide quick-turnaround rapid COVID-19 testing to its residents.
The capability was...
AFRH receives rapid COVID-19 testing equipment
WXXV-TV Gulfport
AFRH receives rapid COVID-19 testing equipment
By WXXV
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on Tuesday thanked the Defense Logistics Agency for granting her request to expedite the delivery of equipment necessary for rapid COVID-19 testing at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport...