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HYDE-SMITH JOINS RUBIO BILL TO PROTECT CADETS, MIDSHIPMEN FROM BEING PUNISHED FOR DECLINING COVID-19 VACCINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to introduce legislation to protect cadets and midshipmen at the nation’s U.S. service academies from being punished for declining the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act (S.4304) was drafted after the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) an...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES SUPPORT FINLAND & SWEDEN NATO APPLICATIONS

Miss. Lawmakers Join Bipartisan Letter to President Biden Urging Swift Advancement of Bid to Expand NATO

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined 80 colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging him to expedite Sweden and Finland’s applications for NATO membership and pledging to work with the administration to ensure swift ratification of the Washington...

MISS. LAWMAKERS SEEK WITHDRAWAL OF WHO ABORTION GUIDELINES

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo & Guest Join Bicameral Letter Opposing U.N. “Anti-Life Recommendations”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) are among more than 50 lawmakers asking the World Health Organization (WHO) to retract its recent far-reaching guidelines on abortion.

In a letter to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BIPARTISAN BILL TO IMPROVE PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation intended to increase, improve, and sustain the palliative and hospice care workforce in order to meet growing demand for this care.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), a bipartisan measure that would enhance care for Americans with life-threatening...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES WOMEN’S BILL OF RIGHTS

Resolution Affirms Legal Protections Afforded to Women under Federal Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday introduced a resolution to establish a Women’s Bill of Rights to affirm legal protections afforded to women under federal law.

S.Res.644 is a companion measure to H.Res.1136, introduced by U.S. Representative Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) and members of the House Republican Study Committee.  The Senate resolution...

HYDE-SMITH PRESSURES INTERIOR SEC. ON DECLINING GULF ENERGY PRODUCTION, ADHERING TO LAW

Miss. Senator Critical of Cancelled Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales, Delay in New Five-Year Plan

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Challenges Interior Department on Gulf of Mexico Energy Production Decline.
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions White House Policy to Ban Additional Leasing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to explain the Biden...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS ON FDA FAILURES BEHIND BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE

Senators Maintain Biden Administration, FDA should have Anticipated Crisis, Citing Declining Supplies Starting in mid-2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and 21 colleagues today demanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explain why the Biden administration didn’t act sooner to ensure the availability of infant formula, supplies of which began to decline in mid-2021.

In a letter...

HYDE-SMITH TO EPA:  ENOUGH TALK, IT’S TIME TO GET YAZOO PUMPS BACK ON TRACK

At Hearing, Miss. Senator Tells EPA Head that Facts & Science Will Prove Pumps are Necessary for Miss. Delta Flood Control

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith and EPA Administrator Michael Regan Seek Solutions for Stalled Yazoo Backwater Pumps.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Outlines Flaws in EPA Decision to Stop Yazoo Pumps.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith and EPA Administrator Michael Regan Greet Each Other at Hearing.

WASHINGTON...

CITING RISING GAS PRICES, HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISS. FAMILIES, BUSINESSES PAYING THE PRICE FOR FAILED BIDEN ENERGY POLICIES

Miss. Senator Wants White House to Be Open to “Real Solutions” to Increase Oil & Gas Supplies

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Blasts Failed Biden Energy Policies as Gas Prices Rise.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith with Senators Lisa Murkowski, Ted Cruz, and John Boozman.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With gasoline prices exceeding $4 a gallon in all 50 states, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES MISS. AG PRODUCERS TO ACCESS NEW USDA RELIEF PROGRAM

Miss. Senator Says State’s Commodity & Specialty Crop Producers Could Receive an Estimated $80 Million for Losses in 2020-2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged commodity and specialty crop producers in Mississippi to learn more about a new U.S. Department of Agriculture emergency relief program for losses incurred in 2020 and 2021.

The USDA on Monday announced it established a...