Law Enforcement & Public Safety

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES CONFIRMATION OF OXFORD'S JAMES MAXWELL TO SERVE ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Maxwell’s Confirmation Represents Second Mississippi Trump Judicial Pick Confirmed on Tuesday

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement marking the Senate confirmation of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James D. Maxwell II of Oxford to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi:

“I’m extremely pleased with...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO CONFIRM CHAMBERLIN AS U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Chamberlin Confirmation the First of Two Mississippi Judgeships the Senate Will Consider this Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the 51-46 vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Chamberlin of Hernando to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi:

“I’m pleased the...

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT FOR ‘BACK THE BLUE ACT’

Legislation Would Increase Penalties for Attacking Law Enforcement Officers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) renewed her support for legislation to increase penalties for criminals who attack law enforcement officers, federal judges, or other federal public safety officers.

Hyde-Smith is among 35 original cosponsors of the Back the Blue Act (S.3366), which was reintroduced by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas).  Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ACTION TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE CRACKDOWN

Hyde-Smith Says Recent Tragedies Underscore Need for Federal, State Attention to Illegal Immigrants Driving Commercial Vehicles

 
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses CDL Public Safety Issues.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers Speech on Abuse, Fraud in Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses Poses Critical Safety Issue for All Drivers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair...

GILLIBRAND, HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THEIR LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on the House’s unanimous passage of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, which would enable survivors of human trafficking to have nonviolent offenses that they were forced to commit vacated and expunged:

“We applaud the House’s passage of our Trafficking...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

‘This American Holiday Gives Us a Chance to Pause and Notice the Good that Surrounds Us in Our Families, Our Communities, and in the Freedoms that Shape Our Lives.’

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2025 Thanksgiving Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issues a message of gratitude to Mississippians with a hope that the Thanksgiving season “inspires us to live fully, to look for the good even when it’s hard to...

HYDE-SMITH HONORS AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS ON VETERANS DAY 2025

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Veterans and Their Families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement in commemoration of Veterans Day, paying tribute to the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans and their families while urging Mississippians to continue showing their support year-round:  

“We commemorate Veterans Day to honor the profound sacrifices made by the brave men...

HYDE-SMITH, CRUZ ACT TO PRESSURE POSTAL SERVICE TO DO MORE TO FIGHT MAIL THEFT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the upcoming holiday shopping season just over the horizon, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has cosponsored legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to pressure the U.S. Postal Service to do more to address mail thefts.

The Upholding a Secure Postal System (USPS) Act (S.3107) would require the Comptroller General of the United States, who leads the...