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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

Sept. 29 Deadline Set for Juniors & Seniors to Apply to Highly-Selective Leadership Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippi juniors and seniors involved in student leadership to apply for the 2024 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP). 

The highly-selective USSYP will provide $10,000 college scholarships to two Magnolia State delegates...

HYDE-SMITH PAYS TRIBUTE TO MISSISSIPPI NATIVE JIMMY BUFFETT

Miss. Senator Honors the Legacy of this ‘Son of a Son of a Sailor,’ Says Buffett’s Music Touched the Hearts of Those Well Beyond Mississippi

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Tribute to the Late Jimmy Buffett.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today paid tribute to Mississippi native and legendary musician Jimmy Buffett, who passed away September 1.  Hyde-Smith delivered the tribute in a Senate floor speech.

“I...

HYDE-SMITH, WARNOCK OFFER 2023 GOLD STAR FAMILIES REMEMBRANCE WEEK RESOLUTION

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Setting Sept. 24-30 to Honor Families of the Fallen

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate Sept. 24-30 as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.

S.Res.348, which is supported by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), provides the nation a...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO BLOCK BIDEN ATTACK ON SCHOOL HUNTING, ARCHERY PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored the Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness (ARROW) Act to stop the Biden administration from withholding funding for elementary and secondary schools with hunting and archery programs.

The legislation would clarify that the prohibition of the use of federal education funds for certain...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BID TO OVERTURN BIDEN’S LATEST STUDENT LOAN SCHEME

Administration Again Exceeds its Authority to Shift Student Loan Burden to Taxpayers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn President Biden’s latest student loan bailout scheme that will cost taxpayers billions so a majority of bachelor’s degree student loan borrowers will not have to repay even the principal on...