Newsroom

MISS SENATORS, COLLEAGUES URGE BIDEN TO REVERSE CALL ASKING OPEC TO INCREASE OIL PRODUCTION  

With Gas Prices Rising, 24 Senators Object to Biden Relying on Oil Cartel While Restricting U.S. Production 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have signed a letter encouraging President Biden to reverse his decision to ask the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS ON IRS TREATMENT OF RELIGIOUS NONPROFIT SEEKING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and others, today sent a letter demanding answers from the U.S. Treasury Department on how the Internal Revenue Service handles tax-exempt status applications from religious organizations.

The Senators signed a letter to Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES STATEMENT ON U.S. DEPARTURE FROM AFGHANISTAN

Situation Damaged Our International Standing, Left Afghan Friends in a Lurch, & Ceded Afghanistan to Islamic Extremists

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan:

“As I stated in April, the withdrawal of U.S. personnel from Afghanistan and specifically the manner in which we do it must consider the remaining dangers to our national...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Miss. Senators Praise AFG Program Awards to Support Fire Safety Upgrades for Eight Departments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of more than $1.8 million in grants for eight fire safety improvement projects in Mississippi.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program will be awarded by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal...

MISS. SENATORS, COLLEAGUES RECOGNIZE AUGUST AS NATIONAL CATFISH MONTH 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), U.S. Senator Rafael Warnock (R-Ga.), and other Senate colleagues today praised Senate passage of their resolution to designate August 2021 as National Catfish Month.

The resolution recognizes the importance of catfish farmers and workers, and commends the contributions of the farm-raised catfish industry to the economy.  The resolution (...