Photo of a doctor, fireman, and policeman

Senator Hyde-Smith has great respect and admiration for the law enforcement and first responder personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting the public.  As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, she will continue to support programs and policies that enable these public servants to do their jobs more effectively.


Log Trucks Able To Use Interstates In Miss.

McComb Enterprise-Journal

Log Trucks Able To Use Interstates In Miss.

By Matt Williamson

Log trucks are returning to interstate highways, thanks to recent federal legislation, and can abandon the circuitous routes through cities and towns they had been forced to use. 

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...

Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi

Construction Equipment Guide

Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi

Southeast Division
American Loggers Council

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) secured a provision in the Transportation — HUD Appropriations Bill, signed into law March 9, to allow unprocessed agricultural commodities, including...

Rick Scott leads resolution pushing Joe Biden to secure the border

Florida Politics

Rick Scott leads resolution pushing Joe Biden to secure the border

A number of GOP Senators signed on.

A.G. Gancarski

U.S. Rick Scott is leading Republicans in their latest plea to the President to stop people crossing over the Mexican border.

“President Joe Biden and Secretary...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CONDEMN EVISCERATION OF AMERICAN JUDICIAL PROCESS, TRUMP CONVICTION

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CONDEMN EVISCERATION OF AMERICAN JUDICIAL PROCESS, TRUMP CONVICTION

Hyde-Smith Joins Senator Rand Paul, Others in Sending Scathing Letter to AG Merrick Garland

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and others in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning the evisceration of the American judicial process and the conviction of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan.

Read the letter...

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...

Mississippi lawmakers react after Trump found guilty of felony crimes

WJTV-TV Jackson

Mississippi lawmakers react after Trump found guilty of felony crimes

By Kaitlin Howell, Richard Lake

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi lawmakers reacted after Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday.

A New York jury found Trump...

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...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATS DECEPTIVE BORDER VOTE

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATS DECEPTIVE BORDER VOTE

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Slams Sham Vote Intended to Deflect Attention Away from Biden, Democrats’ Border Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in advance of a scheduled 1 p.m. (Central) vote on a flawed border bill that already failed in the Senate in February:

“No one should be fooled by Senator...

HYDE-SMITH HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FALLEN OFFICERS IN POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE

HYDE-SMITH HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FALLEN OFFICERS IN POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today paid tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, including two from Mississippi, in commemoration of 2024 National Police Week.

Hyde-Smith’s tribute, which was entered into the Congressional Record on Thursday, specifically highlights Madison Police Department Officer Horren Randal Tyler, who lost his life in June 2023 while responding to a hostage...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS ARKABUTLA DAM FIX PRIORITIZED, LOOKS TO FALL FOR MAJOR MOVES ON YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS

HYDE-SMITH WANTS ARKABUTLA DAM FIX PRIORITIZED, LOOKS TO FALL FOR MAJOR MOVES ON YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS

Senator Focuses on Critical Mississippi Flood Control Projects at Army Corps Budget Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials regarding prioritizing two important Mississippi flood control projects, the Arkabutla Lake dam and the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps.

Hyde-Smith focused on the two...