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 disaster 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.
Homeland Preparedness News
Bill targets comprehensive southern border strategy
By Douglas Clark
A Republican group of senators recently introduced a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary to complete a comprehensive southern border strategy within 12 months of...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Hyde-Smith co-sponsors border security bill
WXXV Staff
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is now co-sponsoring a bill asking the Biden Administration to increase their control and presence at the southern border.
If passed, the Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act would...
Y’all Politics
Hyde-Smith backs bill to end illegal immigrant abuse of asylum system
The Mississippi Senator said legislation would begin to restore order by making sure there are serious consequences for abusing the asylum process.
By Anne Summerhays
This week, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R...
Insurance News Net
Sen. Kennedy, Colleagues Urge FEMA to Explain Risk Rating 2.0 Pricing Method
Targeted News Service
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release and letter on July 27, 2022:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and six colleagues today urged...
The Center Square
Louisiana property owners might not be able to afford federal flood insurance under new system
By Victor Skinner, The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) — Owners of 500,000 Louisiana properties covered by flood insurance might not be able to afford coverage with a...
Townhall
OPINION: Biden's Open Door to Criminals, Drug Pushers and Human Traffickers
By Oliver L. North and David L. Goetsch
When President Joe Biden hung out the welcome sign at our southern border, he and his open-border cronies tried to portray his policy as an act of compassion. This is still...
Vicksburg Daily News
Mississippi senators introduce Keep Our Communities Safe Act
By Staff Reports
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week helped introduce a bill to close the loophole—referred to as “catch and release”—that allows illegal immigrants...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO PROHIBIT TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced their support for legislation to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions for illegal immigrants.
The No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act (S.4770) would prohibit any employee or contractor with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services...
HYDE-SMITH HELPS INTRODUCE BILL REQUIRING BIDEN TO CONTROL SOUTHERN BORDER
Legislation Would Force Administration to Restore & Maintain Operational Control
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today said she has thrown her support behind legislation to force the Biden administration to restore and maintain control of the southern border.
Hyde-Smith joined U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO END ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ABUSE OF ASYLUM SYSTEM
Asylum Accountability Measure Exchanges 10-year Penalty, with Permanent Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored legislation that would permanently bar illegal immigrants who fail to appear in immigration court from benefitting from the Immigration and Nationality Act, the law that governs immigration and citizenship in the United States.
The Asylum Accountability Act (S.4636)...
