The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as the lead agency for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Coast Guard, plays an important role in Mississippi.
Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to working closely with FEMA and other federal agencies to ensure Mississippians are prepared for natural disasters and emergency situations. She supports hazard mitigation policies, which have proven to help save lives and save taxpayer dollars.
The Senator also supports Homeland Security efforts to protect the American people from domestic and foreign threats, which include ensuring a strong and well-equipped U.S. Coast Guard.
MISS. DELEGATION WELCOMES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVAL
MISS. DELEGATION WELCOMES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVAL
Delegation Supported Gov. Reeves’ Request for Federal Aid Following Fatal April Storms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today welcomed President Biden’s approval of Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after severe storms...
HYDE-SMITH DISMISSES BIDEN BORDER EXECUTIVE ORDER AS ‘ELECTION-YEAR RUSE’
HYDE-SMITH DISMISSES BIDEN BORDER EXECUTIVE ORDER AS ‘ELECTION-YEAR RUSE’
Senator Says Order Won’t Halt Crossings, Close Asylum Loopholes, or Finish the Border Wall
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today castigated an executive order signed by President Biden regarding illegal immigration—a belated acknowledgment that U.S. border security has been breached since he took office.
“President Biden...
HYDE-SMITH REQUESTS INFORMATION ON REPORTS THAT MIGRANTS MAY BE HOUSED IN MISS.
HYDE-SMITH REQUESTS INFORMATION ON REPORTS THAT MIGRANTS MAY BE HOUSED IN MISS.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked a Biden administration official to provide her with information regarding reports that the federal government could issue a contract to house migrants at a closed casino hotel in Tunica County.
Hyde-Smith issued the request in a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) official who administers the Office of Refugee...
Proposed Tunica development to house unaccompanied minors fails to gain support
Magnolia Tribune
Proposed Tunica development to house unaccompanied minors fails to gain support
Learn more about Rapid Deployment, the company at the center of the proposed migrant minor project.
By: Frank Corder
Tunica County Supervisors voted 3-2 on Thursday against supporting a proposal to...
‘We’re not prepared’: Hyde-Smith objects to abandoned Tunica hotel being used to house migrant youth
SuperTalk Mississippi News
‘We’re not prepared’: Hyde-Smith objects to abandoned Tunica hotel being used to house migrant youth
By Caleb Salers
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is speaking out against a proposal to use a vacant casino hotel property in north Mississippi as a shelter for...
Democrats Block Child Trafficking Deterrent to Require DNA Tests for Migrants Crossing Border with Kids
Breitbart
Democrats Block Child Trafficking Deterrent to Require DNA Tests for Migrants Crossing Border with Kids
By John Binder
Senate Democrats have blocked what former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials called “a strong deterrent” against child trafficking at the United States...
BORDER SECURITY
BORDER SECURITY
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 16
(Senate - January 25, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I started the new year by joining
Senator Blackburn of Tennessee and our new colleague Senator Britt of
Alabama on a recent tour of the Del Rio Border Sector in Texas.
We...
Disaster Relief
DISASTER RELIEF
Congressional Record (Senate - May 09, 2019)
Mr. President, I also rise to speak on behalf of thousands of Mississippians who have been affected by catastrophic flooding and other natural disasters this year. Their plight and the unmet
commitment made to them long ago provide us...
Tribute to Lieutenant Commander Steven Davies
TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER STEVEN DAVIES
Congressional Record (Senate - April 09, 2019)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I am pleased to commend LCDR Steven Davies for his dedication to duty and service as a U.S. Coast Guard congressional fellow on my staff. Steve was recently selected to...