KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS

KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS
 
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
 

Generations of American men and women have served our country in the Armed Forces and sacrificed to protect our freedoms.  In gratitude, promises are made to them that the federal government has sometimes failed to keep like it should.  This is a problem I'm committed to working to improve so veterans and their families get the benefits they earned through their service.
 
The responsibility for keeping our commitments...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORDER WALL FUNDING AS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORDER WALL FUNDING AS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL
 
Appropriations Committee Bill Funds President’s Budget Request, Programs Important to Mississippi

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for an appropriations bill that meets President Trump’s FY2019 budget request for building a border wall to help control illegal immigration.
 
The FY2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill was approved, 26-5, on Thursday by the Senate...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ISRAELI SECURITY FUNDING IN FOREIGN OPERATIONS BILL

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ISRAELI SECURITY FUNDING IN FOREIGN OPERATIONS BILL
 
Senate Appropriations Committee Bill also Prohibits Use of U.S. Taxpayer Dollars for Abortions

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for committee passage of a funding measure that reinforces the U.S. commitment to support Israel’s ability to defend itself.
 
The FY2019 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday provides $3...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $3.52 MILLION GRANT FOR MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $3.52 MILLION GRANT FOR MISSISSIPPI COAST COLISEUM
 
RESTORE Act Funds Will Support Planning & Construction Costs for Site Improvements

 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), today announced a $3.52 million grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to fund engineering, design, and construction for site improvements at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR PRESIDENT’S $15 BILLION SPENDING CUT, BUT SENATE DEMOCRATS LEAD SETBACK

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR PRESIDENT’S $15 BILLION SPENDING CUT, BUT SENATE DEMOCRATS LEAD SETBACK
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in unspent or unnecessary funding from federal agencies, but the effort was cut short by Democratic-led opposition.
 
“I supported the President’s rescission package because it’s a sensible step to get $15 billion off the books and put it toward deficit reduction,” Hyde-Smith...

Mississippi’s Thomas is first woman to officiate a Super Bowl

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Mississippi’s Thomas is first woman to officiate a Super Bowl

By Brett Campbell 

A Mississippi native will be the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl game when the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet Sunday in Tampa for Super Bowl LV.

Sarah Bailey Thomas...

Senators urge Vilsack to solve old problems

Tri-State Livestock News

Senators urge Vilsack to solve old problems

By Jerry Hagstrom

The Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve President Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack to be Agriculture secretary, but only after several members urged him to address the same...

Senate committee advances Granholm nomination to lead Energy

The Hill

Senate committee advances Granholm nomination to lead Energy

By Rachel Frazin

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13-4 on Wednesday to advance to the full Senate the nomination of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) to be secretary of Energy.

Republican Sens...