KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS

KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS
 
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
 

Generations of American men and women have served our country in the Armed Forces and sacrificed to protect our freedoms.  In gratitude, promises are made to them that the federal government has sometimes failed to keep like it should.  This is a problem I'm committed to working to improve so veterans and their families get the benefits they earned through their service.
 
The responsibility for keeping our commitments...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORDER WALL FUNDING AS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORDER WALL FUNDING AS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL
 
Appropriations Committee Bill Funds President’s Budget Request, Programs Important to Mississippi

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for an appropriations bill that meets President Trump’s FY2019 budget request for building a border wall to help control illegal immigration.
 
The FY2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill was approved, 26-5, on Thursday by the Senate...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ISRAELI SECURITY FUNDING IN FOREIGN OPERATIONS BILL

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ISRAELI SECURITY FUNDING IN FOREIGN OPERATIONS BILL
 
Senate Appropriations Committee Bill also Prohibits Use of U.S. Taxpayer Dollars for Abortions

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for committee passage of a funding measure that reinforces the U.S. commitment to support Israel’s ability to defend itself.
 
The FY2019 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday provides $3...

Hospice, Palliative Care Education Bill Introduced in Senate

Hospice News

Hospice, Palliative Care Education Bill Introduced in Senate

By Jim Parker

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) have introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) in the U.S. Senate. The legislation would provide resources to...

$13.4M in federal grants awarded to 8 Mississippi airports

Associated Press

$13.4M in federal grants awarded to 8 Mississippi airports

The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More federal grants have been announced for Mississippi airports.

U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith say the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $13.4 million...

Federal flood solutions face slow progress

Vicksburg Post

Federal flood solutions face slow progress

By Tim Reeves

By air it looks bad. In person, on the ground, or in a boat, it’s far worse.

For U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the devastation of the ongoing flood in the Yazoo Backwater Area, in the Delta and along the Mississippi River has...