News Releases

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE RESOLUTION HONORING OLE MISS WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM AS NCAA CHAMPIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced a resolution in celebration of the Ole Miss women’s golf team winning the 2021 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship title.
 
“Congratulations to the Ole Miss Women’s golf team on their incredible accomplishment,” Wicker said.  “Your hard work and dedication have paid off with the first national title for...

HYDE-SMITH ON BIDEN FY22 BUDGET:  ‘SPEND BIG & SPEND OFTEN'

POTUS Drops Bloated Budget on Memorial Holiday Weekend that Recommends More Money for Almost Everything but Defense, Homeland Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the FY2022 budget plan presented to Congress by President Biden on Friday:

“In the first few months of this administration, President Biden and...

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA MUST ACT TO OFFSET CATFISH LOSSES DUE TO BIRD PREDATION

Senator Seeks Commitment from USDA General Counsel Nominee to Follow Congressional Directive

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Outlines Need for USDA Action on Catfish Production Losses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the staggering losses caused by bird predation on Mississippi catfish ponds in an effort to prod the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cover those costs under an emergency...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘STOP TAXPAYER FUNDING OF HAMAS ACT’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to introduce the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act, legislation drafted after the Biden State Department admitted the possibility that American taxpayer dollars could go to fund Hamas terrorists through U.S. aid to the Palestinians.

The Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act would require the President to certify to...

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES FOREST SERVICE-USDA EFFORTS TO DELIVER COVID RECOVERY HELP TO TIMBER HARVESTERS, HAULERS

Senator Also Resumes Press for Forest Service Action on Okhissa Lake Land Transfer

 
VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Discusses COVID Recovery Aid for Timber Harvesters, Haulers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged continued interagency cooperation on the delivery of COVID-19 economic recovery resources appropriated by Congress last year for timber harvesting...

HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED BORDER CRISIS COSTS COULD AFFECT COAST GUARD, OTHER HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS

Senate Appropriators Raise Warning Flags on Flat FY22 Homeland Security Dept. Budget

 
VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Questions Homeland Security Secretary on Border Crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today raised concerns that funding shifts within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could affect the ability of the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies to complete...

HYDE-SMITH GETS NIH PROMISE NOT TO VIOLATE GUN OWNERSHIP RIGHTS THROUGH RESEARCH

NIH Directors Pledges to be ‘Very Sensitive’ to Data Collection Prohibitions Even as Biden Pushes for Accelerated Research on Gun Violence

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Airs Concerns About NIH Research and Gun Registries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a promise from the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that the agency will be “very sensitive” to adhering to a...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH:  LOUISVILLE COMPANY TO PRODUCE MODERN CONTAINER HANDLER PROTOTYPE FOR THE U.S. ARMY  

Taylor Defense Products Tasked with Developing Updated Military Mobility Vehicle 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of a $1.27 million contract to Taylor Defense Products in Louisville to develop a prototype for a modernized Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) for the U.S. Army.

The Taylor Defense prototype...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES QUESTION USDA DATA ON BIDEN TAX PLAN IMPACT ON FAMILY FARMS & RANCHES

Ag Committee Members Ask Secretary Vilsack to Produce Evidence to Support Claim Only 2 Percent of Farms Affected

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and fellow members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are asking for the public release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data that clarifies how President Biden’s bid to increase taxes will affect American family farms and...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR THE ‘DON’T WEAPONIZE THE IRS ACT’

Measure Would Stop IRS Targeting, Protect Individual Information

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced their support for legislation to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from again being used as a political weapon against conservative non-profit groups.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are original cosponsors of the Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act (S.1777).  The bill would...