Southwest Region

HYDE-SMITH AGAIN SEEKS PERMANENT REPEAL OF DEATH TAX 

Miss. Senator Says Family Farms, Small Businesses Subjected to Punitive Federal Estate Tax

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the congressional debate on extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts before the close of 2025, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is again an original cosponsor of legislation to protect farmers, ranchers, and small businesses by permanently repealing the federal estate tax, commonly known as the “death tax.”

The Death...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK ATF TO ALIGN RULES WITH TRUMP SECOND AMENDMENT AGENDA

Thirty U.S. Senators Want Agency to Begin Rescinding Unconstitutional Biden Rules Immediately

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 30 Senators who today strongly encouraged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to immediately begin rescinding unlawful Biden-era rules that infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.

The letter, led by U...

HYDE-SMITH MOVES TO RESTORE MERIT-BASED HIRING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reestablishing merit-based hiring at all federal agencies is the goal of legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to codify President Trump’s Executive Order to end discriminatory hiring practices in the federal government.

The Restore Merit to Government Service Act (S.591) was introduced by U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to ensure the best-qualified candidates are working...