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HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SIGNING OF 2018 FARM BILL
 

Miss. Senator Attends Ceremony as Trump Signs Five-Year Bill Setting Policies to Support U.S. Agriculture, Rural Development & Forestry
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) praised the enactment of  the 2018 farm bill, which strengthens the safety net for Mississippi’s agricultural producers as they navigate market fluctuations amid trade tensions.
 

Hyde-Smith attended the White House ceremony at which President Trump...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BILL
 

Bipartisan Federal Initiative Follows Mississippi Efforts to Reduce Inmate Recidivism, Reform Sentencing Guidelines
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday night voted in favor of bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation aimed at reducing inmate recidivism and reforming federal sentencing guidelines while protecting the public.
 

The First Step Act of 2018 (S.3649) would authorize programs...

SENATOR HYDE-SMITH SWORN IN AS THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO REPRESENT MISSISSIPPI IN WASHINGTON

VIDEO:  U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is sworn-in as Mississippi’s first woman Senator by Senator Orrin Hatch, President pro tempore of the Senate, while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) look on.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was today sworn in to complete the Senate term of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.).  
 
“It...

THE 'BLOCKING IRANIAN ILLICIT FINANCE ACT' INTRODUCED IN SENATE & HOUSE
 
Bill Seeks to Impose Maximum Pressure on Iranian Regime, Reinforce American Sanctions
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Thursday introduced the Blocking Iranian Illicit Finance Act.
 
The bill (S.3758) seeks to counter the Iranian regime’s money laundering and...

SENATE APPROVES WOUNDED WARRIORS LEAVE ACT CHAMPIONED BY HYDE-SMITH & HARPER
 
Passage Clears Bill to be Signed into Law

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a measure sponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Gregg Harper to ensure wounded warriors can work in the legislative branch of government without restrictions on their ability to meet their medical needs.
 
The Senate late Thursday approved the bill (H.R.6160) to amend Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act by...