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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.


GOP Senators Press for Stronger Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution

Newsmax

GOP Senators Press for Stronger Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution

By Jeffrey Rodack

Republican senators, led by Florida's Marco Rubio, have reintroduced a bill allowing prosecutors to charge anyone responsible for the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death with federal felony...

Ted Cruz and GOP Sens. look to defund sanctuary cities

FISM News

Ted Cruz and GOP Sens. look to defund sanctuary cities

By Samuel Case, FISM News

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is looking to strip sanctuary cities of federal grant money.

Cruz and a group of other Republican Senators reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act on Thursday, which...

OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best

Daily Journal Editorial Board

The tornadoes that ripped across Mississippi last Friday left a trail of devastation and despair. People lost homes, businesses, valuables and — tragically — their...

Senator Hyde-Smith won’t “blue slip” Colom’s judicial nomination

Magnolia Tribune

Senator Hyde-Smith won’t “blue slip” Colom’s judicial nomination

The District Attorney had been nominated by President Biden for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

By Frank Corder

In October 2022, District Attorney Scott Colom was nominated for the...

Congressman Ezell honors fallen Bay St. Louis officers

WXXV-TV Gulfport

Congressman Ezell honors fallen Bay St. Louis officers

WXXV Staff

Congressman Mike Ezell introduced a House Resolution to honor the lives of Bay St. Louis Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe.

Both were killed in the line of duty in December.

The legislation was co...

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

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

Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Assistance Following Deadly Tornadoes

JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared its strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration in order to unlock additional federal resources to supplement state recovery efforts after a deadly storm tore across the state.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TARGETING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TARGETING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in introducing legislation that would require abortion providers to actively combat human and sex trafficking.

The Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act (S.959) would require abortion providers to file a report with the National Human Trafficking Hotline if they have a reasonable suspicion to believe that a woman is a...