News Releases

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON IVF AND S.3612

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding in vitro fertilization (IVF) and S.3612:

“The media headlines and stories painting the picture that I object to IVF are blatantly misleading and some are boldfaced lies.  I have been clear about my strong support of IVF and its ability to help bring God’s beautiful creations into the world.  Senator Duckworth’s legislation was construed as ‘protecting...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO AID MISSISSIPPIANS HARD-HIT BY PINE BEETLE, DROUGHT

USDA Secretary Pledges to Work with Miss. Senator to Address Ongoing Forestry Disaster

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Secures USDA Secretary Support for Pine Beetle Battle in Afflicted Mississippi Forests.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to increase the ability of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help Mississippians combat the growing southern pine...

HYDE-SMITH, PFLUGER LEAD BICAMERAL BRIEF TO SUPREME COURT CHALLENGING FDA DEREGULATION OF CHEMICAL ABORTION DRUGS

145 Lawmakers Argue FDA Violated Law, Endangered Women with 2016 &2021 Deregulation of Abortion-Inducing Drugs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) today led the filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that challenges the federal government’s deregulation of chemical...

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION MONTH RESOLUTION

Hyde-Smith, Bipartisan Cosponsors’ Measure Advocates Improving Heart Health Knowledge Among Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday introduced a resolution to encourage Americans to become more knowledgeable about their cholesterol levels to fight heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States.

In a salute to February’s American Heart Month, Hyde-Smith’s bipartisan...

MISS. LAWMAKERS URGE BIDEN TO END COSTLY & HASTY TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest & Ezell Among 140 Lawmakers Seeking to Stop EPA Tailpipe Emissions Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) have signed a bicameral letter urging President Biden to withdraw an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rule that...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES SEEK EPA APPEAL OF DICAMBA COURT DECISION

With Planting Imminent in Southern States, Senators Also Seek Expanded Existing Stock Order on Widely-Used Herbicide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 20 Senators asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect farmers from losing certain dicamba-based crop protection tools used by cotton and soybean producers by appealing a recent adverse court decision.

Hyde-Smith, a member of the...

HYDE-SMITH BILL CLOSES LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWS ILLEGALS TO CLAIM CHILD TAX CREDITS UNFAIRLY

Introduces Legislation that Could Save Taxpayers Billions by Fixing Eligibility Formula

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to close a loophole that allows noncitizens to claim federal child tax credits, a fix that would save taxpayers billions of dollars a year.

The Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act (S.3798) would effectively standardize the...

HYDE-SMITH CALLS HOLD ON LNG EXPORT PROJECTS JUST ANOTHER ASPECT OF BIDEN’S DOMESTIC ENERGY TRAIN WRECK

White House’s Election-year LNG Pause Garners Bipartisan Blowback at Senate Energy Hearing

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Administration Rationale for Pausing LNG Exports.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today added her voice to bipartisan criticism that election-year politics are the impetus for the Biden administration’s surprise decision to pause permits...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DROP BILL TO RAMP UP PENALTIES FOR INMATE CELL PHONE USE

END CELLS Act Would Impose New Penalties for Detainees with Cell Phones, Those Who Provide Them

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), today introduced legislation intended to curb the use of contraband cell phones by prisoners to engage in criminal activities.

Hyde-Smith filed the END CELLS (Eliminate Non-approved Devices and...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $581,000 TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.

USDA Plant Protection Act Funds Will Support MSU, Miss. Dept. of Agriculture Efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will direct more than $581,000 to Mississippi in support of projects to combat pests and diseases that threaten the state’s agricultural foundation.

The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support...