East Central Region

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘LOVE LIVES ON ACT’

Bipartisan Measure Would Help Spouses of Fallen Servicemembers to Retain Benefits After Remarriage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to allow spouses of deceased servicemembers to retain their survivor benefits if they remarry.

The Love Lives On Act of 2025 (S.410) would ensure surviving spouses can retain their benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA...

HYDE-SMITH CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF TWO MISS. WILDLIFE REFUGES AFTER SUBPAR DUCK SEASON

Miss. Senator Asks FWS to Follow Directive to Fix Neglected Maintenance at Mathews Brake & Yazoo National Wildlife Refuges 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to adhere to a directive she included in recently-enacted legislation to restore and improve two important national wildlife refuges in Mississippi to address neglected...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON EPA ACTION ON DICAMBA

Miss. Senator Welcomes Prospect of Greater Certainty, Strong Safeguards for Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement welcoming the Environmental Protection Agency decision to reissue new dicamba use guidelines for dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton: 

“After leading the call from members of Congress for timely action, I am pleased the EPA has delivered this decision on the use of...