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HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the intention of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, a Reagan appointee, to retire in July from the Supreme Court of the United States:
 
“Justice Kennedy has been a mainstay on the Supreme Court for three decades, which has given him a pivotal role in influencing the lives of all Americans.  I thank him for his service...

HYDE-SMITH PLEDGES TO BE ADVOCATE FOR KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION

Supreme Court Nominee Meets with Miss. Senator in Buildup to Confirmation Proceedings

 
Senator Hyde-Smith meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Hyde-Smith Statement:  https://youtu.be/FVpiV0LdSOA
Background Video:  https://youtu.be/AwaqAaAu-ik
Still Photograph:  https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/media/274#overlay-context

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today met with Judge Brett M...

HYDE-SMITH PLEDGES TO BE ADVOCATE FOR KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION

Supreme Court Nominee Meets with Miss. Senator in Buildup to Confirmation Proceedings

 
Senator Hyde-Smith meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Hyde-Smith Statement:  https://youtu.be/FVpiV0LdSOA
Background Video:  https://youtu.be/AwaqAaAu-ik
Still Photograph:  https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/media/274#overlay-context

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today met with Judge Brett M...

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $9.77 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Federal Aviation Administration Approves 20 Grants to Support Statewide Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $9.77 million for improvements to 20 airports across the state.

The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of the Federal Aviation...

SENATORS PRESS COMMERCE DEPT. TO ENFORCE ANTIDUMPING LAWS TO ENSURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR U.S. CATFISH

Lawmakers Protest International Trade Administration Deferential Treatment of Vietnamese Exporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight U.S. Senators, led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), today called on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to implement U.S. antidumping laws strongly and impartially to ensure U.S. catfish producers are competing on a level playing field.

Hyde-Smith, along with...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MISSISSIPPIANS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today cosponsored the Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (S.3388) to protect equal health care coverage for Americans, regardless of their health status or pre-existing conditions.

The legislation, introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), would prohibit discrimination by health insurers against consumers based on health...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES HOLIDAY MESSAGE FOR U.S. SERVICEMEMBERS OVERSEAS, CITES MISSISSIPPI’S 155TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In conjunction with the U.S. National Guard’s 382nd birthday celebration, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today released a holiday message for all U.S. military servicemembers and their families, offering special thanks to the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team deployed overseas.
 
Hyde-Smith recorded the message for use by the...

SENATE APPROVES WOUNDED WARRIORS LEAVE ACT CHAMPIONED BY HYDE-SMITH & HARPER
 
Passage Clears Bill to be Signed into Law

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a measure sponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Gregg Harper to ensure wounded warriors can work in the legislative branch of government without restrictions on their ability to meet their medical needs.
 
The Senate late Thursday approved the bill (H.R.6160) to amend Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act by...

SENATORS URGE HHS TO ENFORCE SEPARATE ABORTION FEE PAYMENT REQUIREMENT

Lawmakers Urge Agency to Clarify Illegality of Obama Implementation of Affordable Care Act with Hidden Abortion Surcharge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fourteen Senators, led by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), today encouraged the Trump administration to move forward with a final rule that would ensure pro-life consumers enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans aren’t subsidizing abortion services.
 

In a letter...