News Releases

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...

HYDE-SMITH LAUNCHES SENATE WEBSITE
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the launch of her official Senate website for use by Mississippians.
 
The website address is:  https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/.
 
“My website offers helpful tools for learning about my work in the Senate and how my staff and I can assist the people of Mississippi,” Hyde-Smith said.  “This site will allow Mississippians to share their ideas and concerns with me, and I look forward...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $574,000 GRANT FOR RAIL CONNECTION IN JACKSON COUNTY
 
RESTORE Act Funds Will Provide Necessary Planning, Surveying, and Permitting Costs for North Rail Connector Project to Proceed
 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Congressman Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced a $574,000 grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to fund planning, surveying, and permitting for a 4,300-foot rail...

HYDE-SMITH:  WORKFORCE TRAINING HELPS FUEL MISS. JOB GROWTH
 
Senator Visits Capps Technology Center as Part of National Small Business Week
 

INDIANOLA, Miss. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said workforce training and development is necessary to boost Mississippi’s economic growth, a significant portion of which is based on small businesses doing well.
 
Hyde-Smith on Thursday visited Mississippi Delta Community College to be updated on the workforce training capabilities of...

MISS. DELEGATION ENCOURAGES U.S. TRADE REP TO STAND WITH U.S. CATFISH FARMERS

Joint Senate-House Contingent Questions Vietnamese WTO Request as Safety Certification Looms

WASHINGTON, D. C. – A united Mississippi congressional delegation is part of bipartisan and bicameral effort encouraging the U.S. Trade Representative to defend the nation’s food safety laws on behalf of the U.S. catfish industry and consumers as Vietnam seeks to challenge the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s catfish...