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HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO HONOR 13 AMERICAN HEROES KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

Miss. Senator Promotes Bipartisan Effort to Award Congressional Gold Medals to Fallen U.S. Servicemembers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is an original cosponsor of legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 American servicemembers who lost their lives last month during a terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Hyde-Smith is among the 35 original sponsors of S.2756, a...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND GOOGLE STOP SILENCING PRO-LIFE VIEWS, REVERSE UNJUST CENSORSHIP 

Miss. Senators Sign Letter Seeking Reversal of Google Ban on Pro-Life Ads 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in demanding Google reverse its decision to ban pro-life advertisements.

The Mississippi Senators are among 11 lawmakers who signed a letter that also asks Google CEO Sundar Pichai to justify Google’s double standard in...

HYDE-SMITH WARNS DEMS’ $3.5 TRILLION PLAN COULD HARM MISS. DAIRIES, FARMS

Ag. Subcommittee Reviews Challenges Facing Nations Dairies, Needed Reforms

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Democratic Tax Threat to Family Farms.
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Hardships on Dairy Farms in Mississippi, Southeast.
VIDEO CLIP:  Tate County Dairy Farmer Mike Ferguson Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Panel.

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

HYDE-SMITH, WARNOCK INTRODUCE GOLD STAR FAMILIES REMEMBRANCE WEEK RESOLUTION  

Bipartisan Resolution Sets Sept. 19-25 to Honor Families of the Fallen 

PHOTO:  U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday met with Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors (TAPS) representatives following her introduction of a resolution designating Sept. 19-25, 2021, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.  Pictured from left:  Ashlynne Haycock, TAPS deputy director; Dr. Lynda Davis, TAPS senior advisor;...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM

Original Cosponsor of Legislation to Sustain Mississippi-critical Program Before Sept. 30 Expiration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today said she will push for passage of legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) before it expires on Sept. 30.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the NFIP Extension...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 9/11 ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION STATEMENT

“I Firmly Believe Good Will Overcome Evil, But Not Without Constant Watchfulness.  As Much As We Long To Vanquish Terrorism, This Dark Threat Will Not Simply Disappear.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States:

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS FROM BIDEN ON AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL

Twenty-Six Senators Seek Information on Americans & Allies Left Behind in Wake of Hasty U.S. Withdrawal 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in demanding information from President Biden regarding the humanitarian crisis created by his withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan.

The Mississippi Senators are among 26 lawmakers who...

HYDE-SMITH:  ADDITIONAL MISS. LIVESTOCK, POULTRY PRODUCERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR USDA CORONAVIRUS AID

USDA Rule Expands CFAP 2 Payments to Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today encouraged eligible agriculture producers in Mississippi to apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance related to losses linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

The USDA recently published its...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $795K AWARD FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Miss. Senators Praise AFG Program Awards to Support Fire Safety Upgrades for Five Departments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $795,504 for fire safety projects in five Mississippi communities.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency in...