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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...

HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS AT HHS BUDGET REVIEW HEARING
 
Seeks Details on How First Medicare-Medicaid Rural Health Strategy Will Benefit Mississippi
 

Watch Video:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Rural Health:  http://bit.ly/2rzR2xo
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today turned her focus toward a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Strategy and how it will help improve healthcare for Mississippians living in rural areas.
 
Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS AT HHS BUDGET REVIEW HEARING
 
Seeks Details on How First Medicare-Medicaid Rural Health Strategy Will Benefit Mississippi
 

Watch Video:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Rural Health:  http://bit.ly/2rzR2xo
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today turned her focus toward a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Strategy and how it will help improve healthcare for Mississippians living in rural areas.
 
Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES TRUMP WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statement in support of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal, the 2015 Obama administration scheme that allowed Iran to maintain nuclear capabilities and receive relief from economic sanctions:
 
“President Trump is right to get out of the Iran Nuclear Deal and impose economic sanctions in order to force a more...