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 & PALAZZO CELEBRATE $7.6 MILLION AWARD FOR MISSISSIPPI OYSTER HATCHERY AT SOUTHERN MISS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO CELEBRATE $7.6 MILLION AWARD FOR MISSISSIPPI OYSTER HATCHERY AT SOUTHERN MISS
RESTORE Act Funding Will Support Oyster Restoration. Aquaculture on Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today celebrated the award of $7,624,559 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to support construction of an oyster hatchery and research center operated by the...
HYDE-SMITH HAILS MISS. HEROES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS SENATE WEIGHS ADDED RELIEF MEASURES
HYDE-SMITH HAILS MISS. HEROES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS SENATE WEIGHS ADDED RELIEF MEASURES
Senator Cites an Array of Mississippians in Floor Speech Highlighting Extra Steps Taken to Battle the Pandemic
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Praises Heroic Work by Mississippians During Pandemic.
FULL VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Floor Speech.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers new COVID-19 relief measures, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today delivered a speech praising the extra steps...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $14.1 MILLION FOR RURAL WATER IMPROVEMENTS IN ALCORN & PONTOTOC COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $14.1 MILLION FOR RURAL WATER IMPROVEMENTS IN ALCORN & PONTOTOC COUNTIES
USDA Rural Development Awards Water & Waste Disposal Loans & Grants to Miss.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today welcomed the award of $14.1 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and loan funding for water infrastructure improvements in Alcorn and Pontotoc counties.
USDA Rural Development Water and...
U.S. Cattle Producers Rally Around the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021
Ag Information Network
U.S. Cattle Producers Rally Around the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021
By Russell Nemetz
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021. The legislation seeks to accomplish two main goals: ensuring...
Deb Haaland's last chance to win over Republicans
Environment and Energy News
Deb Haaland's last chance to win over Republicans
Emma Dumain, E&E News reporter
Rep. Deb Haaland will be subjected this morning to a second round of questioning by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee — a continuation of her confirmation hearing that...
Hearing for Haaland, first Native American pick to run Interior Dept., focuses on fossil fuels
Washington Post
Hearing for Haaland, first Native American pick to run Interior Dept., focuses on fossil fuels
Leaders of the Senate Energy Committee, both from oil-producing states, grilled Deb Haaland on Biden’s opposition to new drilling leases on federal land
By Darryl Fears
The Senate...