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Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to abide by the constitutional responsibility to “provide for the common defense” of the United States, including the necessary need to rebuild America’s military and readiness.

Senator Hyde-Smith is proud of Mississippi’s enduring support of the Armed Forces.  She is committed to strengthening the state’s significant contributions to national defense, including Air Force bases and Navy installations, the Army National Guard’s primary mobilization installation, a premiere Special Operations training center, a leading Air Force aeromedical evacuation unit, numerous National Guard installations, and Department of Defense supercomputer capabilities.

Senator Hyde-Smith is also grateful for the work of defense industry employees in Mississippi to produce the best equipment and services for the men and women who protect our nation.

Mississippi guardsmen welcomed by senators in Washington, D.C.

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Mississippi guardsmen welcomed by senators in Washington, D.C.

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith welcomed Mississippi Guardsmen to Washington, D.C.

The troops traveled as a request of the Pentagon and are working with local...

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HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING & ACCOUNTABILITY REFORM BILL

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING & ACCOUNTABILITY REFORM BILL

JUSTICE Act Focuses on Safer Communities through Better Training, Accountability & Transparency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a major reform package intended to improve community safety through police training reforms and greater law enforcement accountability.

Hyde-Smith signed as an original cosponsor of the JUSTICE Act, reform legislation introduced by Senator Tim...

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF CORY WILSON TO SERVE ON FIFTH CIRCUIT

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF CORY WILSON TO SERVE ON FIFTH CIRCUIT

Nomination of Mississippian Selected by Trump for Federal Bench Heads to the Senate Floor

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Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Cory T. Wilson

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today hailed committee approval of the nomination of Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Cory T. Wilson to be a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The...

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30 senators to urge FCC to reverse Ligado decision

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30 senators to urge FCC to reverse Ligado decision

By Joe Gould

WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of 30 senators are expected to send the Federal Communications Commission a letter urging it to reverse course on its decision to allow Ligado to deploy a nationwide mobile broadband...

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