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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL FOR END OF ANTI-ISRAEL FOCUS OF U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Miss. Senators Among 68 Senators Asking Sec. of State to Refocus Resources on Actual Human Rights Crises 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among a broad bipartisan Senate majority that is encouraging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to assert his influence to end “discriminatory and unwarranted treatment” of Israel by the United Nations Human Rights...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1.2 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURING IN MISS. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $1.2 million Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) grant for a Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) program to improve the competitiveness of the state’s manufacturing sector.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) grant, totaling $1,218,682, will support ongoing work by the MEP Center for Mississippi, a MMA-led...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES SEEK DETAILS ON THE SPEED, SPECIFICS & SUPPLY OF LETHAL U.S. AID TO UKRAINE

Bipartisan Groups Asks White House to Clarify U.S. Mission as Ukraine Resistance Makes Progress Against Russian Invaders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of Senators who are pressing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to produce details on the speed, specifics, and supply of U.S. lethal aid to support Ukraine as it makes progress against...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON BIDEN’S 2023 ‘BIG ON SPENDING, BIG ON TAX INCREASES’ BUDGET 

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 FY2023 budget blueprint unveiled by President Biden on Monday:

“President Biden’s new budget doubles down on the failed priorities he and fellow Democrats attempted to force on the nation last year.  His fiscal year 2023 plan is again big on spending...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT FLOOD INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS

Measure Would Give Policyholders Options in New FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 Flood Insurance Rate Scheme

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to give policyholders more options as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares for a nationwide implementation of its new National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premium rate structure this week.

The Homeowner Flood Insurance...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS MEASURE OPPOSING U.S. PALESTINIAN CONSULATE IN JERUSALEM

Cosponsors Resolution Reaffirming Undivided U.S. Embassy in Israeli Capital

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored a resolution reaffirming the position that the United States should be represented by a single diplomatic mission in Jerusalem and opposing any effort to establish a separate consulate for Palestinian affairs.

S.Con.Res.34 was introduced by U.S. Senator Mike Lee...

HYDE-SMITH, LANKFORD LEAD EFFORT TO OVERTURN HHS ABORTION RULE 

Congressional Review Act Directed at Stopping Biden Revival of Obamacare Rule that Violates the Law, Increases Taxpayer-Funded Abortion 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to stop a Biden administration regulation allowing combined payments for abortion coverage in taxpayer-funded Affordable Care Act...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES CALL FOR BAN ON GOVERNMENT DATABASES FOR RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced their support for legislation to prohibit federal agencies from sharing, disclosing or disseminating information concerning a religious accommodation request by a federal employee beyond the minimum necessary to process the request.

The Prohibiting Religious Exemption and Accommodations Databases...