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Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to supporting foreign affairs policies that ensure the security of the American people first and foremost.  She understands the need for the United States to foster and maintain mutually-beneficial relations with allies to promote our national security, freedom, and fair trade.

HYDE-SMITH, WICKER TARGET CHINA BY COSPONSORING COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

HYDE-SMITH, WICKER TARGET CHINA BY COSPONSORING COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

New Legislation Would Authorize Sanctions if China Fails to Cooperate in Investigation of Pandemic Outbreak

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today joined an effort to hold the Chinese government accountable for its role in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mississippi Senators are original cosponsors of the COVID-19 Accountability Act, which would authorize the President...

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Sens. Graham, Coons call on China to 'immediately' shut down wet markets

Fox News

Sens. Graham, Coons call on China to 'immediately' shut down wet markets

By Brooke Singman 

Sens. Lindsey Graham, Chris Coons and a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday “urgently” requested that China “immediately” close all operating wet markets amid the coronavirus pandemic in a...

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Oil-state lawmakers hope for resolution at OPEC

Roll Call

Oil-state lawmakers hope for resolution at OPEC

Cartel's virtual meeting Thursday may provide an opportunity for its members and Russia to agree on production limits to stabilize markets

By Elvina Nawaguna

Lawmakers who have been pushing the Trump administration to exert more pressure...

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US Senators call on Saudi Arabia to leave OPEC

Middle East Monitor

US Senators call on Saudi Arabia to leave OPEC

March 27, 2020

A group of US Senators from the ruling Republican Party have urged Saudi Arabia to leave the Organisation of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC), claiming that the kingdom along with Russia is waging an economic...

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HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CHINESE CLOSE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CLOSE CHINESE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Calls for Global Ban on Wet Markets Considered Breeding Ground for Pandemic Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has joined a bipartisan push for a global ban on live wildlife or “wet” markets to help prevent future pandemics like the novel coronavirus now damaging the U.S. health system and economy.

Hyde-Smith is among the Senators who are...

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GOP senators urge Saudi Arabia to leave OPEC

The Hill

GOP senators urge Saudi Arabia to leave OPEC

By Rachel Frazin

A group of Republican senators are saying that Saudi Arabia should leave OPEC and instead become a “free market energy powerhouse.”

The six senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to make this...

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