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HYDE-SMITH ACCEPTS NFIB GUARDIAN OF SMALL BUSINESS HONOR

Designation Based on Votes, Policies Beneficial to Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today accepted the designation of “Guardian of Small Business” from the National Federation of Small Business (NFIB).

“Small businesses represent not only a core of Mississippi’s economy, but also opportunities for entrepreneurs and the people they hire.  They have my admiration and solid support,” Hyde-Smith...

MISS. SENATORS CELEBRATE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF MISSISSIPPI NOMINEES FOR U.S. DISTRICT COURT 

Nominations of Kristi Johnson and Taylor McNeel Head to Full Senate for Consideration 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today hailed committee approval of the nomination Kristi H. Johnson of Brandon and Taylor B. McNeel of Pascagoula to serve as U.S. District Judges for the Southern District of Mississippi.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approval...

HYDE-SMITH:  ‘AMERICANS SHOULD BE CELEBRATING’ JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT FOR THE SUPREME COURT

Miss. Senator Delivers Speech for Confirmation of Judge Barrett to Serve on U.S. Supreme Court

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Endorses Judge Barrett’s Confirmation.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Full Speech on Judge Barrett.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the American people should be celebrating the prospect of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to serve on the U...

HYDE-SMITH:  SENATE DEMOCRATS FOUR-FOR-FOUR IN BLOCKING URGENT COVID-19 RELIEF

$500 Billion Targeted Relief for Health, Education, Small Businesses & Agriculture Again Spoiled

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today criticized ongoing Democratic opposition to passing a targeted COVID-19 relief package to provide urgent aid to the most pressing needs of small businesses, schools, the unemployed, and the healthcare system.

Senate Democrats for the fourth time since July...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF, BUT SENATE DEMS. CONTINUE OBSTRUCTION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for the first of two measures intended to overcome partisan obstruction and begin delivering additional COVID-19 relief to the nation.

Unfortunately, Senate Democrats effectively blocked consideration of the Continuing Paycheck Protection Program Act.  The measure would have provided $257.64 billion to support the Paycheck Protection...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT & LEGISLATION TO BLOCK SUPREME COURT PACKING

Proposals Would Enshrine Nine-Justice Court, Require Supermajority Support for Future Expansion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), to introduce two proposals to protect the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court and prevent...