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HYDE-SMITH ISSUES THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

“Our Recovery from the Pandemic has Taught Us Not to Take for Granted Our Ability to Freely Gather with Those Most Important to Us.”

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues Thanksgiving Holiday Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement to commemorate Thanksgiving, marking progress in pandemic recovery and calling on Mississippians to recommit to sharing their bounty with those in need.

“I hope this...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $261.7 MILLION ARMY CONTRACT TO LOUISVILLE COMPANY

Taylor Defense Products to Produce Commercial Cranes for U.S. Army Use 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $261.7 million contract to Taylor Defense Products in Louisville to provide cranes for the U.S. Army.

Taylor Defense won the competitive $261,753,327 firm fixed-price contract to produce commercial cranes with minor military...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO COMPLETE WALL ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

‘The WALL Act’ Offsets Wall Costs by Ending Benefits that Serve as Incentives for Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored legislation to fully fund completion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, while making important reforms to tax and welfare benefits that can serve as added incentive to enter the United States illegally.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $113 MILLION AWARD FOR NEXT AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of a $113,649,258 Navy contract to Huntington Ingalls to purchase long-lead-time materials in advance of construction of LHA 9, an America-class amphibious assault ship.

The contract is the sixth increment of long-lead-time material for the ship, which will be built in Pascagoula.

“The skilled shipbuilders of...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN FORMAL CHALLENGE TO BIDEN’S VACCINE MANDATES FOR BUSINESSES

All 50 GOP Senators Support Congressional Review to Stop Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined 48 other GOP Senators in formally filing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) challenge to stop President Biden’s mandate requiring private businesses to require COVID-19 vaccines for their employees.

The...