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HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS EXPANDED FIRST RESPONDER BENEFITS AHEAD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY

Miss. Senator Cosponsored Bill Signed into Law to Expand Federal Benefits for Firefighters, Other First Responders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Friday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today called attention to legislation she cosponsored to expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass...

HYDE-SMITH LEADS SENATE INTRODUCTION OF ROLL-OVER PREVENTION & SAFETY ACT

Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Would Help Farmers Retrofit Tractors to Save Lives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led the Senate in introducing legislation to help protect farmers from fatal tractor rollovers through a U.S. Department of Agriculture cost-share grant program for retrofitting older tractors with rollbars and other protections.

Hyde-Smith, with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D...

HYDE-SMITH WISHES MISSISSIPPIANS ‘HOPE, LOVE & PEACE’ IN 2025 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2025 Christmas Message

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued her 2025 Christmas message, in which she encourages Mississippians to “slow down, take stock of our blessings, and remember the light that guides us to seek peace even when we face uncertainty.”

Read Senator Hyde-Smith’s Christmas message below:

Merry Christmas, Mississippi! 

This...

HYDE-SMITH, GILLIBRAND APPLAUD PASSAGE OF BILL TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Lead Bill Sponsors Encourage President Trump to Sign ‘Trafficking Survivors Relief Act’ into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) lauded unanimous Senate approval of their bipartisan legislation that would enable survivors of human trafficking to have nonviolent offenses that they were forced to commit vacated and expunged.

The Senate passed the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CONGRATULATE KRUGER & LEARY, CONFIRMED TO BE U.S. ATTORNEYS FOR MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on the confirmation of James “Baxter” Kruger of Jackson and Scott Leary of Water Valley to serve as the United States Attorneys for Mississippi’s southern and northern districts, respectively. 

“We are pleased to congratulate Baxter Kruger and Scott Leary for their...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND FY2026 DEFENSE POLICY BILL TO PRESIDENT TRUMP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for final passage of a major defense policy bill that sets the stage for President Trump to accelerate his Peace Through Strength national security agenda.

The Senate made the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) available for President Trump’s signature with a 77-20 vote for final passage of a bill that implements policy reforms and...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CALL ON HEALTH AGENCIES TO PROTECT MEDICAL RESIDENTS’ CONSCIENCE RIGHTS

Pro-Life Senators, House Members Challenge ‘Opt-Out’ Criteria for Medical Residents Who Oppose Abortions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, joined fellow pro-life lawmakers in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to take immediate regulatory action to protect...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS RESOLUTION TO WITHHOLD SENATORS’ PAY DURING GOVT. SHUTDOWNS

Senate Rules Committee Advances Measure to Make Future Government Shutdowns Less Appealing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported a resolution that would keep Senators from receiving a paycheck during any full or partial government shutdown.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Rules Committee that voted Thursday to advance S.Res.526, a resolution authored by U.S. Senator John...

HYDE-SMITH APPEALS FOR LEGITIMATE COOPERATION TO FIX UNAFFORDABLE, FRAUD-PLAGUED OBAMACARE

Senate Fails to Advance Dueling Plans to Address Expiring Biden-era Affordable Care Act COVID Bonuses 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today appealed for legitimate and serious negotiations to help Americans afford healthcare insurance without continuing expensive COVID-era subsidies that prop up the fraud-plagued Affordable Care Act, otherwise known the ACA or Obamacare.

Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES CONFIRMATION OF OXFORD'S JAMES MAXWELL TO SERVE ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Maxwell’s Confirmation Represents Second Mississippi Trump Judicial Pick Confirmed on Tuesday

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement marking the Senate confirmation of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James D. Maxwell II of Oxford to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi:

“I’m extremely pleased with...