Agriculture

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGED BY PROPOSAL TO REPLACE OBAMA WOTUS RULE
 
New EPA-Army Corps Plan Restricts Federal Oversight of Agricultural Ditches

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said a new Trump administration proposal to replace controversial Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations would responsibly clarify what waters the federal government can and cannot regulate.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, encouraged...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SIGNING OF 2018 FARM BILL
 

Miss. Senator Attends Ceremony as Trump Signs Five-Year Bill Setting Policies to Support U.S. Agriculture, Rural Development & Forestry
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) praised the enactment of  the 2018 farm bill, which strengthens the safety net for Mississippi’s agricultural producers as they navigate market fluctuations amid trade tensions.
 

Hyde-Smith attended the White House ceremony at which President Trump...

HYDE-SMITH PROPOSES USING TARIFF REVENUES TO FUND BORDER BARRIERS

Legislation Targets 50 Percent of Revenue from Tariffs on Chinese Products for Border Security Purposes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the introduction of legislation to fund U.S. border security barriers with revenues generated from tariffs imposed on Chinese goods.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced the Border, Law...

HYDE-SMITH THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND PERMANENT “DEATH TAX” REPEAL BILL

Enacting Permanent Repeal Would Help Next Generation Keep Family Farms, Businesses Alive

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to repeal the federal estate tax or “death tax” permanently.
 
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Death Tax Repeal Act (S.215), which would end Internal Revenue Service collection of punitive taxes imposed on family-owned farms, ranches, and...

HYDE-SMITH LANDS SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP

Miss. Senator Will Chair Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, a panel with oversight over livestock and dairy production, marketing, food safety, and security issues.
 
The appointment means Hyde-Smith will chair two subcommittees in...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE AWARD OF $409,700 IN GRANTS TO UPGRADE COMMUNITY FACILITIES, VEHICLES

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Detail USDA Grants to Support Local Services in Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $409,700 for 11 community improvement projects in Mississippi.

The Community Facilities Program grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development.

“These USDA Rural...

HYDE-SMITH DUCK HUNTING SEASON MEASURE SIGNED INTO LAW

President Trump Signs Major Lands Bill, Which Includes Federal Duck Hunting Season Extension, Special Hunts for Vets, Military and Youths

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump today signed into law a major lands bill that includes U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s legislation allowing states to extend duck hunting season to January 31 and to schedule special hunts for military, veterans, and youths.
 
The Natural Resources Management Act (S...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND RECORD FLOODING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mississippi’s congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.), today sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a...

HYDE-SMITH:  DEMOCRATS DUCK CHANCE TO ADVANCE RADICAL ‘GREEN NEW DEAL’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today called the “Green New Deal,” a Democratic proposal to radically remake the American economy and society, an impractical and expensive nonstarter—a fact that may explain why Senate Democrats ducked for cover when it was put to a vote.
 
Rather than register as “yea” or “nay,” 43 Senate Democrats voted “present” when the Green New Deal resolution was brought up...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.8 MILLION FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI

USDA Awards Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grant in Oktibbeha and Webster Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the approval of more than $4.8 million in federal grant and loan funding to improve water service for residents in rural parts of Webster and Oktibbeha counties.
 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has approved a $3.7...