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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN EFFORT TO REOPEN U.S. CAPITOL & SENATE BUILDINGS TO VISITORS

Senators Cosponsor Resolution Saying Restricted Access ‘Illogical & Unacceptable’ as the Nation Reopens from COVID Constraints

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a resolution supporting the reopening of the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Senate buildings, which were closed to the public in March 2020 amid COVID-19 fears.

The Mississippi lawmakers...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE
 
Senate Republicans Unite to Call for Halt to EPA/USACE Rulemaking until Supreme Court Decision 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), as part of a united Senate Republican Conference, are urging two federal agencies to suspend a pending rulemaking the jurisdictional definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court completes consideration of a case...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES PLEDGE TO BLOCK ANY IRAN DEAL NOT SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS FOR APPROVAL 

Miss. Senators Admonish Biden Administration Over Nuclear Talks 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday joined colleagues in a letter to President Biden rebuking the administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal.

The letter comes as reports emerge that the Biden administration is actively renegotiating another entry into...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS ADMINISTRATION ‘SLOW WALKING’ OFFSHORE ENERGY, IMPERILING PRODUCTION OUTLOOK

‘I Have Never Seen Such Slow Walking in My Life, to the Detriment of My State of Mississippi,’ Miss. Senator Declares

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Nominee on Biden Energy Policies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today accused the Biden administration of continuing to slow walk the permitting and lease sales for offshore energy production, to the detriment of...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES FDA APPROVAL OF FIRST GENERIC OF RESTASIS

Miss. Senator Long Critical of Company behind Skyrocketing Cost of Prescription Eye-Drop Medication

WATCH IT AGAIN:  In 2020, Hyde-Smith Cited Hard-hit Mississippians to Push for Prescription Drug Pricing Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a generic alternative to the eye-drop prescription drug Restasis, a decision she has long...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FLIGHTS

Miss. Senators Question DHS Secretary on Reports of Overnight Flights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday signed a letter requesting a full accounting of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities surrounding the relocation of illegal immigrants throughout the country.

The letter asks Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to...

HYDE-SMITH DELIVERS PRAYER TO CLOSE 70TH NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers National Prayer Breakfast Closing Prayer.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers National Prayer Breakfast Closing Prayer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today delivered the closing prayer for the 70th National Prayer Breakfast, an annual faith-based event that brings national leaders, lawmakers, and others from around the nation to pray.

The following is the text of...

MISS. DELEGATION RAISES QUESTIONS CONCERNING DATABASES OF RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FOR COVID-19 VACCINES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.), U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) late Wednesday sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget concerning reports that the Biden Administration plans to create databases of federal employees who have requested...

HYDE-SMITH REGISTERS ALARM OVER BORDER CRISIS, SAYS CONGRESS MUST ACT TO OVERCOME BIDEN INACTION

‘This is a Crisis of President Biden’s Own Making.  We can fix it,’ Miss. Senator Declares

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Says Border Crisis is Beyond Alarming, Demands Action.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Speaks at Border Crisis News Conference.
Graphic:  Southwest Border Apprehensions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said Congress must take strong action to overcome...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS USPS ANSWERS ON DELIVERY DELAYS TO THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

Miss. Senator Part of Bipartisan Push for Independent Investigation into USPS Delivery of Free Materials for the Blind & Physically Handicapped

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Persistent delays in delivering critical mail for the blind and physically handicapped have prompted U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues to request an investigation of U.S. Postal Service compliance with a federally-funded free...