East Central Region

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY24 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR SENATE CONSIDERATION

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Defense Spending Bill with Support for Military Work in Mississippi 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of a defense spending measure that will give the U.S. Department of Defense resources to protect the nation beyond what was recommended in the President’s budget request to Congress.

Hyde-Smith serves on...

HYDE-SMITH:  FY24 HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING BILL HAS RENEWED FOCUS ON BORDER SECURITY, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations Committee-Approved Bill Also Includes Benefits for Mississippi 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve a Homeland Security funding measure that places greater emphasis on border security and immigration enforcement than the current “border management” approach taken by the Biden...

MISS. DELEGATION URGES BIDEN TO APPROVE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Assistance Following Deadly June Storms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after extreme weather tore across the state in June. 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie...