WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued her 2025 Christmas message, in which she encourages Mississippians to "slow down, take stock of our blessings, and remember the light that guides us to seek peace even when we face uncertainty."

Read Senator Hyde-Smith's Christmas message below:

Merry Christmas, Mississippi!

This season reminds us of the simple, yet profound, gifts that we are given - love, peace, and hope.

Christmas invites us to slow down, take stock of our blessings, and remember the light that guides us to seek peace even when we face uncertainty.

Across Mississippi, I see that light every day: in neighbors lending a hand, in comm...