News Releases

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO IMPROVE VETERANS’ ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
 
Senate Sends President a Bill to Lift Barriers to Care for Veterans, Emphasis on Rural Areas
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to send President Trump extensive reform legislation to improve veterans’ healthcare by removing barriers that keep veterans from receiving care closer to home.
 
Hyde-Smith on Wednesday voted with the Senate to give final approval to the VA Maintaining Internal Systems...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS WICKER’S ‘NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION’ BILL

Senator Praises President Trump for Renewing Reagan-Era Regulations Restricting Funds for Abortions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortion procedures.

The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (S.184), introduced by U.S...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS SENATE ARMED FORCES CAUCUSES TO PROMOTE MISSISSIPPI'S DEFENSE INTERESTS
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has joined several bipartisan Senate caucuses, all of which are focused on promoting national security issues.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has joined the National Guard Caucus, Air Force Caucus, Army Caucus, Navy Caucus, and Special Operations Forces Caucus.
 
“The challenges facing our...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISSISSIPPIANS PROTECTED BY TRUMP’S GUTTING OF CLEAN POWER PLAN

New ‘Affordable Clean Energy’ Rule Would Restore States’ Regulatory Powers for Carbon Emissions

Hyde-Smith Audio Clip:  http://bit.ly/2MnM1oN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asserted that President Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule to restore the rights of states to regulate carbon emissions should protect Mississippians from threatened power plant closings and rate hikes...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE BILL TO DESIGNATE MEDGAR EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT
 
Miss. Senators Move to Make Jackson Civil Rights Landmark Part of the National Park System
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation (S.2889) to designate the Medgar Evers Home in Jackson as a national monument within the National Park System.
 
“I have worked with my colleagues in the Mississippi congressional delegation for many...

HYDE-SMITH:  FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY SHOULDN’T MEAN SLASHING NATIONAL DEFENSE OR THE PRESIDENT’S AGENDA
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who this week cosponsored a constitutional balanced budget amendment resolution, today said a separate budget resolution (S.Con.Res.36) defeated by the Senate on Thursday would have forced irresponsible spending cuts and jeopardized President Trump’s agenda.
 
“I support balancing the budget by controlling spending and the national...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMONSENSE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROCESSES STARTED BY TRUMP EPA
 
At Budget Review Hearing, Miss. Senator Addresses Pesticide Regulations, Pascagoula Superfund Site
 

Watch:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Pesticide Regulations https://youtu.be/T93WrXpVuJE
Watch:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Pascagoula Superfund Site https://youtu.be/ItMKjHdMKX8
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO BLOCK HEAVY-HANDED REGULATION OF THE INTERNET
 
Despite Vote, Democrats Succeed on Vote to Restore Obama-era Net Neutrality Regs
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statement regarding her vote against a successful Democrat effort to restore Obama-era regulations on the internet:
 
“The internet, like most successful American innovations, have not thrived because of heavy-handed government regulation.  I support greater...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT BILL
 
Miss. Senator Welcomes Aggressive Appropriations Schedule, Commits to Working through Scheduled Recesses to Advance FY2019 Bills
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is the newest cosponsor to legislation proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Congress to enact annual balanced budgets.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has cosponsored S...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PAY TRIBUTE TO FALLEN MISSISSIPPI POLICE OFFICERS
 
Three Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Honored During National Police Week
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today recognized National Police Week by offering tributes to three Mississippi law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
 
National Police Week, May 13- 19, is being commemorated across the nation, including the 36th Annual National...