Senator Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer and the former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, understands the importance of the state’s $7.5 billion agricultural and forestry industries. As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Senator will work on legislation, programs, and policies to allow agriculture and related industries to grow in Mississippi and the nation.
The Senator’s record includes protecting private property rights against eminent domain abuses, helping to open foreign markets for Mississippi agricultural products, and supporting country-of-origin labeling.
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO CURB CALIFORNIA’S OUTSIZED INFLUENCE OVER NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO CURB CALIFORNIA’S OUTSIZED INFLUENCE OVER NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS
‘Stop CARB Act’ Target’s California’s Ability to Force Other States to Comply with Radical Environmental Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is an original cosponsor of legislation that would curb California’s ability to effectively force Mississippi farmers, industries, and consumers to comply with its radical environmental policies.
Hyde-Smith is an original...
HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $127.2 MILLION IN SENATE BILL FOR MISS. PORTS, WATERWAYS & FLOOD PROTECTION
HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $127.2 MILLION IN SENATE BILL FOR MISS. PORTS, WATERWAYS & FLOOD PROTECTION
Hyde-Smith Joins Committee in Approving FY25 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported committee passage of a Senate bill that provides more than $127.2 million for 28 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects and activities in Mississippi, including $9.24 million for repairs and operation of the troubled Arkabutla...
HYDE-SMITH OPPOSES GIVING VIETNAM ‘MARKET ECONOMY’ STATUS, SEES THREAT TO U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH
HYDE-SMITH OPPOSES GIVING VIETNAM ‘MARKET ECONOMY’ STATUS, SEES THREAT TO U.S. FARM-RAISED CATFISH
Miss. Senator Joins Letter Asking Biden Commerce Dept. to Reject Vietnam Bid for Greater Access to U.S. Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently signed a letter in strong defense of American jobs, including Mississippi’s farm-raised catfish industry, and against a U.S. Department of Commerce review that could give market economy status to the Socialist Republic...
U.S. rice sales to Iraq resume after banking issues resolved
Delta Farm Press
U.S. rice sales to Iraq resume after banking issues resolved
Good news for Midsouth rice farmers as U.S. Rice sales to Iraq have resumed.
By Forrest Laws
U.S. rice sales to Iraq have resumed after months of delays due to newly-placed financial restrictions imposed by the U.S...
Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi’s 37th Youth Tour
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi’s 37th Youth Tour
By Daily Leader Staff
The three components of the Cooperative Youth Leaders program are Learn, Grow, and Experience. Eighty-five rising high school seniors from across Mississippi traveled to Washington, DC, in June to...
Fiber Optic Groundbreaking
Delta Business Journal
Fiber Optic Groundbreaking
Took place in Mound Bayou on Aug. 5
DBJ
On Monday, (August 5) a groundbreaking ceremony took place in Mound Bayou for an upcoming fiber optic network expansion that will soon take place there. Arriva, formally known as Mound Bayou Telephone &...
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG DISTRICT
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG DISTRICT
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 130
(Senate - July 27, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to recognize the
Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--USACE--for 150
years of exceptional...
TRIBUTE TO WADE LITTON
TRIBUTE TO WADE LITTON
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 84
(Senate - May 18, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend Mr.
Wade Litton of Greenwood, MS, for his service and contributions to the
State of Mississippi while serving as the 87th president of Delta
Council...
INFLATION
INFLATION
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 21
(Senate - February 1, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, in less than a week, President
Biden will deliver his State of the Union Address to the Nation. In the
buildup to that speech, we are already seeing the President and his
administ...