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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as the lead agency for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Coast Guard, plays an important role in Mississippi.

Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to working closely with FEMA and other federal agencies to ensure Mississippians are prepared for natural disasters and emergency situations.  She supports hazard mitigation policies, which have proven to help save lives and save taxpayer dollars. 

The Senator also supports Homeland Security efforts to protect the American people from domestic and foreign threats, which include ensuring a strong and well-equipped U.S. Coast Guard.


HYDE-SMITH RENEWS EFFORT TO STOP LIBERAL STATES FROM FORCING AMERICANS TO SUBSIDIZE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS EFFORT TO STOP LIBERAL STATES FROM FORCING AMERICANS TO SUBSIDIZE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today renewed an effort to ensure the long-term integrity of Medicaid by preventing liberal states like California from forcing American citizens in other states to subsidize state programs that expand Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Protect Medicaid Act, which...

IN SPEECH, HYDE-SMITH APPEALS TO BIDEN, DEMOCRATS TO ACCEPT NEEDED BORDER SECURITY

IN SPEECH, HYDE-SMITH APPEALS TO BIDEN, DEMOCRATS TO ACCEPT NEEDED BORDER SECURITY
 
‘Everyone Knows Our Border is Anything but Secure,’ Miss. Senator Affirms
 
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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Appeals to Democrats to Accept Needed Border Security Reforms.
FULL SPEECH VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Senate on Ongoing Border, Immigration Crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reiterated her appeal for the Biden administration and congressional Democrats to work with...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND CHANGES TO UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN RULE

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND CHANGES TO UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN RULE

HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement Embraces Negligent Vetting Standards for Minors, While Muzzling Whistleblowers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is among a group of 39 Republican Senators demanding the Biden administration rewrite a proposed rule that would allow unvetted, potentially criminal sponsors to gain custody of...