Southwest Region

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE

Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers, Honors Four Fallen Mississippians

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s 2025 Police Week Tribute.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today honored Mississippi’s law enforcement in a 2025 National Police Week tribute that also commemorates four Magnolia State officers added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Hyde-Smith’s tribute, which will also be entered...

HYDE-SMITH QUESTIONS HOMELAND SECRETARY ON FEMA FUTURE, CONTINUED MSU ROLE IN UAS PROJECT

Senate Homeland Security Appropriators Begin Review of FY2026 DHS Budget Request

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today used a budget review hearing for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to getting a better handle on how President Trump’s plans to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could affect Mississippi, a state prone to weather-related...

HYDE-SMITH, MERKLEY LEAD BILL TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SHORTAGES

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Would Create Loan Program to Increase Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to introduce a bill to help increase access to care for mental health and substance use disorders as the nation grapples with a lack of treatment facilities.

The Mental Health Infrastructure...