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HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS $2.77 MILLION IN DOJ GRANTS FOR SIX MISS. SCHOOL DISTRICTS

COPS School Violence Prevention Program Funds Approved 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the award of more than $2.77 million in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grants for violence reduction initiatives in six Mississippi school districts.

The DOJ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services has approved School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grants for the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK BIDEN’S PRIVATE BUSINESS VACCINE MANDATES

Miss. Senators Join Colleagues in Opposition to OSHA Vaccine Order

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined 45 Senators and 136 Representatives in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States urging the court to stay the Biden Administration’s order requiring COVID vaccines or weekly testing for all employees of private businesses...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2021 Christmas Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a 2021 Christmas message that wishes Mississippians “a warm and safe Christmas,” while expressing gratitude to military service members, first responders, and healthcare workers.

“Jesus teaches us to live our lives full of grace, love, and compassion—all of which reflect the true spirit of Christmas.  It is in this spirit that we...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR SCOTUS CASE CHALLENGING EPA CLEAN AIR ACT OVERREACH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 47 Senate colleagues and 44 House members who joined an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners, including the state of Mississippi, in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. 

In this case challenging overreaching Environmental Protection...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO CELEBRATE $8 MILLION FOR RAIL PROJECTS AT TWO MISSISSIPPI PORTS

U.S. Dept. of Transportation Approves Port Infrastructure Funds for Ports in Hancock and Monroe Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today celebrated the release of more than $8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding for rail projects at two Mississippi ports, Port Bienville...