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PRESIDENT SIGNS MUSIC MODERNIZATION ACT COSPONSORED BY HYDE-SMITH

Miss. Senator Says Bill Will Help Musicians from the “Birthplace of American Music”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump today signed into law a measure cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to ensure musicians are more fairly compensated for their work, a reform that would benefit Mississippi as the “Birthplace of American Music.”

The Music Modernization Act reforms music copyright and licensing laws to...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CONFIRM KAVANAUGH

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), on left, stands to vote “aye” to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, affirming her belief that the nominee will be a credit to the nation’s highest court.
 
“A vote to fill a Supreme Court vacancy is one of the most consequential that a Senator...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON VOTE TO ADVANCE KAVANAUGH NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding her vote to end debate and move toward a final vote to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court:

“This procedural vote was easy for me.  The excellent impression Judge Kavanaugh made when we met only grew stronger after I reviewed his record, and followed a confirmation...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $11.2 MILLION GRANT FOR GULF COAST WATER QUALITY PROJECT

RESTORE Act Funds Will Support Wastewater System Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced a $11,202,349 grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to fund the Mississippi Gulf Coast Water Quality Improvement Program, which will support construction of water...

OPIOID BILL GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL WITH HYDE-SMITH’S SUPPORT

Bill Headed to President Would Help Rural States like Mississippi Combat Opioid Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday voted to send President Trump major legislation to combat the opioid epidemic, including ramping up the use of telehealth to reach treatment in rural areas.

The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (HR.6) received final congressional approval, with the Senate voting 98-1 to...