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.


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...

Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Amendment to Block Packing of US Supreme Court

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Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Amendment to Block Packing of US Supreme Court

By Jana J. Pruet

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday reintroduced a constitutional amendment to ensure the number of justices serving on the U.S. Supreme Court remains at nine.

“The Democrats’ answer to a Supreme Court that is dedicated to upholding the rule of law and the Constitution is to pack it with liberals who will rule the way they want,” Cruz said in an emailed statement.

“The Supreme...

HYDE-SMITH, CRUZ OFFER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO CEMENT SUPREME COURT AT NINE JUSTICES

HYDE-SMITH, CRUZ OFFER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO CEMENT SUPREME COURT AT NINE JUSTICES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and others in reintroducing a proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure only nine justices could serve on the U.S. Supreme Court at a time.

The “Keep Nine” constitutional amendment is paired with a Cruz bill to create a point of order requiring a supermajority (two-thirds) vote before any...