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 ‘TRACED’ ACT TO HANG UP ON ROBOCALL SCAMMERS

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘TRACED’ ACT TO HANG UP ON ROBOCALL SCAMMERS

Bill Targeting Illegal Robocallers Ready for Senate Consideration & Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation targeting illegal robocall scams has earned the support of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who is cosponsoring a measure that responds to consumer complaints about the annoying and often illegal tactics.

The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act would create new tools for...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CONFIRM KAVANAUGH

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CONFIRM KAVANAUGH

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), on left, stands to vote “aye” to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), on left, stands to vote “aye” to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, affirming her belief that the nominee will be a credit to the nation’s highest court.
 
“A vote to fill a Supreme Court vacancy is one of the most consequential that a Senator...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.58 MILLION TO FIGHT OPIOID CRISIS IN MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.58 MILLION TO FIGHT OPIOID CRISIS IN MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the State of Mississippi has been awarded a $3.58 million grant to fight the opioid crisis.

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services will use the Opioid State Targeted Response (STR) grant to build on prevention and recovery strategies to reduce opioid abuse.  The state received an initial $3.58...

State legislatures consider US Capitol's Confederate statues

The Hill

State legislatures consider US Capitol's Confederate statues

Bu Gabbu Birenbaum

A national struggle to come to terms with America's painful legacy of racial discrimination is hitting state legislatures across the country as elected officials consider reshaping Statuary Hall in the U.S...

Mississippi to Get New Flag

Clarksdale Press Register

Mississippi to Get New Flag

By Floyd Ingram 

Mississippi will get a new state flag, so what do you want it to look like?

On Sunday the Mississippi Legislature, on a vote of 92-23 in the house and a 37-14 vote in the senate, passed House Bill 1796 that will change the...