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HYDE-SMITH APPLAUDS $3.96 MILLION TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN MISS.

DOJ Office of Violence Against Women Funding Supports Statewide, Community Anti-Violence, Intervention & Assistance Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of more than $3.96 million in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) funding to support efforts to combat violence against women in Mississippi.

The DOJ Office on Violence Against Women approved the FY2021...

HYDE-SMITH HONORS MISS. WWII MEDAL OF HONOR HEROES IN TRIBUTE TO LAST SURVIVING RECIPIENT

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Honors World War II Medal of Honor Recipients.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today saluted the World War II Medal of Honor recipients from Mississippi as part of a tribute for the last surviving veteran bestowed with that honor.

Hyde-Smith joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in a colloquy on the Senate floor to honor Hershel “Woody” Williams of...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PRESS BIDEN TO NAME A FEDERAL CO-CHAIR FOR DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY

Filling Position Would Promote Greater Opportunities in Eight-State Delta Region

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in asking President Biden to name a Federal Co-Chair to the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), a position needed to allow the organization to fully use its ability to make investments in the eight-state Delta Region.

Hyde-Smith joined Senators...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO PROTECT DISASTER RELIEF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to provide legal protection to individual medical professionals who volunteer during federally declared disasters.

The Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act would amend a 24-year-old law by broadening protections for persons who volunteer independently of a formally recognized...

HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES GREATER RURAL SERVICES UNDER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

In Testimony, Miss. Senator Urges Senate to Find Consensus on Stalled Efforts to Reauthorize Law

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Testifies at Judiciary Committee VAWA Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today advocated for greater attention to serving victims of domestic violence and abuse in rural areas as the Senate attempts to reach...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR HURRICANE IDA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a major disaster declaration for Hurricane Ida.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.)...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO PRAISE NAVY CONTRACTS FOR WORK ON MISS. COAST

Navy Approves $54 Million Award for United States Marine Inc., $9.2 Million for Rolls Royce Foundry Work

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss), today praised the award of two U.S. Navy contracts for shipbuilding-related work on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The Navy awarded a five-year, $54.3 million contract to United States...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR AFGHANISTAN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored comprehensive legislation to address outstanding issues related to the Biden administration’s ill-planned and disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are original cosponsors of the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act (S.2863).  The measure outlines a list of requirements to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL OUT HARMFUL MARRIAGE PENALTIES IN DEMOCRATS’ TAX & SPEND BILL

Miss. Senators Urge Support for Strong Families, Removal of Penalties on Married Couples from Package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) to urge Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to remove new tax penalties that would discourage marriage from the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST  ANNOUNCE $1.7 MILLION IN EDUCATION GRANTS FOR MISS. SCHOOLS

Southwest Mississippi Community College, Alcorn State & JSU Receive Grant Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced the award of U.S. Department of Education grants totaling more than $1.7 million to Southwest Mississippi Community College (SMCC), Alcorn State University (ASU), and Jackson...