HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND DEFENSE POLICY BILL TO WHITE HOUSE

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND DEFENSE POLICY BILL TO WHITE HOUSE

FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act Gets Senate Approval

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to send President Trump the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a military and national defense policy measure that builds on his promise to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces.

The NDAA, a Senate-House compromise agreement, authorizes $740.5 billion in funding to fulfill the requirements of...

HYDE-SMITH STRESSES NEED FOR COVID-19 VACCINE IN RURAL AMERICA

HYDE-SMITH STRESSES NEED FOR COVID-19 VACCINE IN RURAL AMERICA

Senator Discusses Rural Care Challenges with Pandemic Preparedness Steering Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the impending approval of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the importance of distributing the vaccine to “rural and harder to reach communities.”

Hyde-Smith aired these concerns in remarks by Zoom to a Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and...

HYDE-SMITH PRESENTED GOLDEN GAVEL AWARD

HYDE-SMITH PRESENTED GOLDEN GAVEL AWARD

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PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith Awarded Golden Gavel for Senate Presiding Duties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week received the Golden Gavel Award for presiding over the U.S. Senate for 100 hours during the 116th Congress.  Since becoming Mississippi’s junior Senator in 2018, Hyde-Smith has presided over Senate activities on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  The honor was certified by Senate Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)...

Mississippi leaders react to chaos at U.S. Capitol

Meridian Star

Mississippi leaders react to chaos at U.S. Capitol

By Bill Graham

“Thank you for the messages of concern,” tweeted U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican. “My staff & I are safe. Whatever frustrations any American may have, violence & destruction in the US Capitol, the seat of our...

Historic Sites At Risk From Climate Change

National Parks Traveler 

Historic Sites At Risk From Climate Change

By Kim O'Connell

If plans had proceeded as energy company Cricket Solar had hoped, more than 380,000 solar panels would have been installed in Culpeper County, Virginia—a utility-scale array in the heart of some of the state’s...

U.S. Sen. Hyde-Smith takes oath of office in Washington

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U.S. Sen. Hyde-Smith takes oath of office in Washington

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence officiated during the ceremony to mark the start of the 117th Congress. (Source: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio; Dan Rios/U.S. Senate Photographic Studio)

By Renaldo Hopkins

WASHINGTON, D...