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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SPONSOR NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION & REFORM ACT
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SPONSOR NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION & REFORM ACT
Comprehensive Legislation Includes Proposals Championed by Miss. Senators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped reintroduce legislation to implement a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and ensure more affordable premiums for policyholders in Mississippi and around the country.
The National Flood Insurance...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PRESS BIDEN TO NAME A FEDERAL CO-CHAIR FOR DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PRESS BIDEN TO NAME A FEDERAL CO-CHAIR FOR DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY
Filling Position Would Promote Greater Opportunities in Eight-State Delta Region
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in asking President Biden to name a Federal Co-Chair to the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), a position needed to allow the organization to fully use its ability to make investments in the eight-state Delta Region.
Hyde-Smith joined Senators...
HYDE-SMITH: USDA REPORT INVALIDATES CLAIM THAT BIDEN TAX PLAN WON’T HURT MANY FAMILY FARMS
HYDE-SMITH: USDA REPORT INVALIDATES CLAIM THAT BIDEN TAX PLAN WON’T HURT MANY FAMILY FARMS
Analysis Disproves Administration Claim Only 2 Percent of Farms Affected by $3.5 Trillion Tax & Spending Spree
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said a new report provides more evidence that capital gains tax changes to help pay for President Biden’s $3.5 trillion tax and spending plan will hit family farms more harshly than the administration will admit.
The U.S...
Residents Continue To Wait For Backwater Pumps
The Yazoo Herald
Residents Continue To Wait For Backwater Pumps
By Jamie Patterson
Residents are still demanding answers and relief when it comes to the status of the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project.
Town hall meetings and panels of elected and federal officials have recently held meetings...
Hyde-Smith pushes for Yazoo Backwater Pumps at Wicker, Thompson flood control meetings
Y’all Politics
Hyde-Smith pushes for Yazoo Backwater Pumps at Wicker, Thompson flood control meetings
Interagency Working Group convenes in Mississippi to learn more on desperate South Delta flood control needs.
By Anne Summerhays
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S...
Mississippi delegation pushes for completion of Yazoo Pumps
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi delegation pushes for completion of Yazoo Pumps
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Senator Roger Wicker, and Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs were in attendance for the event.
By Kelly Bennett
The back-and-forth over whether or not to finish the Congress-approved Yazoo...