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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.


HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT TO GIVE FARM FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES FAIR SHOT AT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT TO GIVE FARM FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES FAIR SHOT AT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

GAO Also Agrees to Investigate Ed Dept. Delayed & Faulty FAFSA Reform Rollout

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As colleges and students grapple with a botched student aid rollout, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined an effort to reverse recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that could reduce or even eliminate access to need-based student aid for farm...

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure DOE Policy Doesn’t Hurt Domestic Transformer Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to set realistic energy efficiency standards that help stabilize domestic transformer manufacturing in order to meet increasing demand without undermining American steel production, electricity distributors...

HYDE-SMITH LEADS EFFORT TO PROTECT U.S. CATFISH GROWERS, STOP FLOOD OF VIETNAMESE IMPORTS 

HYDE-SMITH LEADS EFFORT TO PROTECT U.S. CATFISH GROWERS, STOP FLOOD OF VIETNAMESE IMPORTS 

Eight Senators Sign Letter Challenging Draft Commerce Dept. Anti-Dumping Order Giving Unprecedented Blanket Relief to All Vietnam Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led colleagues in warning the Biden administration of the disastrous economic outlook for U.S. catfish farmers and processers if it adopts a preliminary decision to significantly reduce antidumping...

The need to support U.S. seafood by implementing import protections

Kodiak (Alaska) Daily Mirror

The need to support U.S. seafood by implementing import protections

By Duncan Fields

Sometimes I've eaten something and experienced a vaguely unpleasant taste. After setting for a while, it soured in my stomach. That's how I've come to feel about the John Sackton...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA DECISION TO BUY UP TO $36 MILLION IN GULF SHRIMP

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA DECISION TO BUY UP TO $36 MILLION IN GULF SHRIMP

Following Hyde-Smith Request, USDA Approves Section 32 Program Purchase of Wild-Caught Shrimp Products 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase up to $36 million in Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic wild-caught shrimp products for distribution to various nutrition assistance programs, including charitable institutions.

The...

Black vultures and government red tape targeted by Sen. Mullin

Oklahoma Energy Today

Black vultures and government red tape targeted by Sen. Mullin

Oklahoma Energy Today

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin and two others in the Senate have their sights set on black vultures—-yes, turkey buzzards. And they have the support of a variety of agriculture groups.

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Senators ask HHS, Labor to extend comment period for H-2A program

The Hagstrom Report

Senators ask HHS, Labor to extend comment period for H-2A program

The Hagstrom Report
Friday, November 3, 2023 | Volume 13 Number 219

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., has led a bipartisan group of senators to ask the Health and Human Services Department and the Labor Department...

Hyde-Smith Seeks Additional USDA Purchase of Gulf Shrimp

American Ag Network

Hyde-Smith Seeks Additional USDA Purchase of Gulf Shrimp

By Jesse Allen

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve a request for additional federal purchases of wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico...

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Co-Sponsors Farmers Freedom Act Bill

Bolivar Bullet

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Co-Sponsors Farmers Freedom Act Bill

From Delta Council's E-News
The Daily Bullet - Vol. 31  No. 83

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has announced she has co-sponsored legislation to combat federal regulatory overreach as the Biden administration continues its...