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.
(March 19 to August 15, 2025, the USDA Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Senator Hyde-Smith fought to get this assistance enacted in December 2024. These one-time economic assistance payments will help eligible commodity producers in Mississippi mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices. Learn more: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/ecap)
UPDATE: SENATE APPROVES BILL COSPONSORED BY HYDE-SMITH TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT
UPDATE: SENATE APPROVES BILL COSPONSORED BY HYDE-SMITH TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce unanimous Senate approval of S.623, the Sunshine Protection Act. Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of this legislation to make Daylight Saving Time the new, permanent standard time.
The Senate-passed bill, which still requires House passage and the President’s signature, would delay implementation until Nov. 20, 2023...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO COMPLETE FY2022 APPROPRIATIONS CYCLE
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO COMPLETE FY2022 APPROPRIATIONS CYCLE
Blames Nearly Six-Month Delay on Biden & Far-Left Dems Insistence on Cutting National Security Budget and Adding Progressive Poison Pill Riders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for a measure to increase national security funding and support federal programs through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022, in addition to making important investments in...
HYDE-SMITH CONTENDS MAXIMUM U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION NEEDED FOR NATIONAL, GLOBAL SECURITY
HYDE-SMITH CONTENDS MAXIMUM U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION NEEDED FOR NATIONAL, GLOBAL SECURITY
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Experts at Hearing on Energy Security.
PHOTO: Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Hyde-Smith.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today pressed energy experts on how the United States should maximize domestic oil and gas production to help stabilize energy prices and strengthen the nation’s energy security.
Hyde-Smith on...
Those injured by COVID-19 vaccine still waiting for government compensation
TND | The National Desk
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He eventually became paralyzed from...
Tornado victims encouraged to apply for FEMA assistance
Monroe Journal
Tornado victims encouraged to apply for FEMA assistance
By Ray Van Dusen
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Representatives with...
OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
OUR OPINION: Tornado response shows Mississippi at her best
Daily Journal Editorial Board
The tornadoes that ripped across Mississippi last Friday left a trail of devastation and despair. People lost homes, businesses, valuables and — tragically — their...