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MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MARCH STORMS

Tornadoes, Severe Storms Destroyed or Damaged More Than 150 Homes across State

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today requested that President Joe Biden approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’ request for federal major disaster...

HYDE-SMITH TO HHS SECRETARY:  YOUR AGENCY LACKS URGENCY IN HELPING THOSE HURT BY COVID-19 VACCINES

Senator Cites Miss. Case during Appropriations Subcommittee Review of FY23 HHS Budget

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Cites Mississippi Case in Questioning HHS Injury Compensation Program.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions HHS Secretary Becerra.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing the case of a Mississippi constituent, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked Health and Human Services (HHS)...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS HOMELAND SEC. WHEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES A THREAT, RECEIVES NO ANSWER

Appropriations Subcommittee Challenges DHS Secretary Mayorkas in FY2023 Budget Review

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Presses Homeland Secretary to Determine when Migrant Influx Constitutes a National Threat.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the outlook for the ongoing border crisis projected to get worse in coming weeks, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS BIDEN’S ‘DISINFORMATION’ BOARD DEFUNDED

Miss. Senator Cosponsors Bill to Stop all Funding for Homeland Security Censorship Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped introduce legislation to prohibit the use of any taxpayer funding for the Biden administration’s new Disinformation Governance Board at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is an original...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH QUESTION PENTAGON ABOUT COVID VACCINE MILITARY DISCHARGES 

Miss. Senators, Colleagues Seek Details on Pentagon Handling of Servicemembers who Decline Vaccines 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are asking Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to provide information on the number and nature of military discharges for not receiving a COVID vaccine.  

The Mississippi lawmakers are among 14 Senators who signed a detailed letter to...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT ACT

Bipartisan Legislation Would Empower State & Tribal Governments to Address & Prevent CWD Outbreaks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for bipartisan legislation to increase both research and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD), which has been identified in Mississippi and has the potential to negatively affect recreational hunting, outdoor tourism, local businesses...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ATTACK BIDEN BORDER POLICIES AS NATION BRACES FOR RECORD MIGRANT SURGE

Miss. Senator Says Safety of American People Will be Worse if Title 42 Policy Lapses

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Rebukes Biden Border Policies, Growing Security Crisis.
CHART:  Biden’s Bad Immigration Policies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues today rebuked President Biden and his administration’s failed border and immigration policies, which imperils border...