WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILLS TO STOP TAXPAYER DOLLARS FROM FUNDING SANCTUARY CITIES WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored a pair of bills aimed at cutting off federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities and other jurisdictions that hinder the enforcement of the nation's immigration laws. Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is an original cosponsor of th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson: Trump Weakens National Security and Puts Our Critical Infrastructure at Risk as He Capitulates to Russia (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on multiple news reports that the Trump Administration does not view Russia as a cybersecurity threat: more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Coast Guard Acquisitions and Infrastructure Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-MS) announced that the Subcommittee, as part of the T&I Committee's ongoing series of "America Builds" hearings, will hold a hearing to examine the U.S. Coast Guard's recapitalization ef more PR