Both cited sources are reachable and both quotes are genuine, not fabricated. Source 1 (hydesmith.senate.gov FY2022 appropriations) contains the exact quoted phrase about "$20 million... Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University" verbatim and enumerates numerous concrete Mississippi funding items (shipbuilding, Camp Shelby, UMMC telehealth, Grant Library, Hattiesburg federal building, watershed operations, etc.). Source 2 (Magnolia Tribune) contains the exact "far-left progressives" omnibus quote, correctly attributed to Hyde-Smith. Neither source restates the oath-day pledge itself, but that is expected — they document the OUTCOME (continued active service), not the promise text. The promise is a vague, aspirational oath-day pledge whose only falsifiable core is "continue serving Mississippi"; the record shows she remained a sitting U.S. Senator on the Appropriations Committee and demonstrably delivered federal resources to Mississippi across the term. The FULL rating captures this verifiable core without overstating it; the inherently subjective "do everything she can" element is properly reflected in reduced confidence rather than an inflated rating. The same standard would apply to any party: a member who remains in office and demonstrably works to deliver resources to their state has kept a generic "continue serving" pledge.