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HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR DEFENSE POLICY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported final Senate passage of a massive defense policy bill that includes legislation she introduced to ensure that students, who serve in the National Guard and Reserve, will be guaranteed readmission to their schools following a deployment.

The overall FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (HR.5009) establishes policies and sets funding guidelines for the FY2025 Defense...

HYDE-SMITH DEMANDS ACTION TO HELP FARMERS, AVERT REPEAT OF 80s-ERA FARM CRISIS

Hyde-Smith Warns Not Helping Farmers with Both Disaster & Market Assistance Will Cost Taxpayers, Country Billions More in the Future

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Outlines Dire Farm Country Situation, Risks of Inaction.
FULL SPEECH VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Encourages Senate and House Negotiators to Reach Agreement that Includes Market Assistance for Farmers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R...

HYDE-SMITH, BRITT TURN FOCUS ON COAST GUARD & JOINT FORCE WORK TO COMBAT DRUG, HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON SOUTHERN MARITIME BORDER

The Senators, Both Homeland Security Appropriators, Recently Visited Key West with USCG Commandant

 
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith, Senator Britt, and USCG Commandant Fagan with members of the USCG Sector Key West.  (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently traveled to the U.S Coast...

HYDE-SMITH REMEMBERS THE LATE JEANNE LUCKEY IN SENATE TRIBUTE

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to the Late Jeanne Luckey of the Mississippi Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday delivered a tribute to the late Jeanne Luckey of Biloxi in a speech to the U.S. Senate.  Luckey, who passed away on Nov. 7, 2024, was a leader on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, statewide, and nationally. 

Hyde-Smith’s remarks, which also appear in the Congressional...

HYDE-SMITH DELIVERS 2024 THANKSGIVING DAY MESSAGE

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers 2024 Thanksgiving Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement to commemorate Thanksgiving Day in which she encourages Mississippians to “give thanks – not just for the good, but for the strength we find in the challenges, and the hope that carries us through.”

The following is Hyde-Smith’s complete Thanksgiving Day message:

As we come together with family and...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CODIFY LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF MALE & FEMALE

Legislation Would Stop Biden-Harris Radical Gender Policies, Codify Legal Definitions of Male, Female, and Sex Based on Biology

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation to codify the legal definitions of male and female.

The Defining Male and Female Act of 2024 (S.5356) would establish clear, biologically-based...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS EMERGENCY FARM RELIEF NEEDED NOW TO ADDRESS UNPRECEDENTED MARKET CONDITIONS
 
Miss. Senator Fights to Ensure Sky-High Input Costs, Interest Rates, and Depressed Crop Prices Are Not Forgotten in Federal Disaster Aid Discussions

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Argues for Emergency Assistance for Agriculture.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Argues for Emergency Assistance to Overcome Market-Related Challenges in Ag Sector.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES NEW DUTIES ON SHRIMP IMPORTS, SUPPORTS MORE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR MISS. SHRIMP INDUSTRY

Hyde-Smith Supported U.S. Shrimp Industry Challenge to Unfair Trade Practices, Pressured Biden Admin. to Protect Shrimpers & Processors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a decision issued Tuesday that will help level the playing field for the Mississippi shrimp industry by imposing antidumping and countervailing duties on frozen warmwater shrimp...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON AGRICULTURE SECRETARY POSITION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the possibility of being asked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Agriculture:

“It’s an honor to be mentioned as a potential nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, but my plans are to remain in the Senate and continue to deliver for the people of Mississippi.  As a former state agriculture commissioner and with my...

UNDER PRESSURE FROM HYDE-SMITH & GRASSLEY, CMS MOVES TO ADD MORE RURAL HOSPITALS TO KEY SUPPORT PROGRAM

Senators Advocated for Full Use of Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed a decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to open more slots for rural hospitals to join the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program.

CMS has indicated it will develop a...