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.
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...
TND | The National Desk
Those injured by COVID-19 vaccine still waiting for government compensation
By Brook Conrad
WASHINGTON (TND) — Steve Wenger says he began struggling to walk in May 2021, seven days after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
He eventually became paralyzed from...
Monroe Journal
Tornado victims encouraged to apply for FEMA assistance
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – Monroe County officials are encouraging residents affected by a tornadic storm front that tore through the county on March 24 to file for FEMA assistance as soon as possible.
Representatives with...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
USDA buys $42M worth of catfish at request of Mississippi congressional delegation
By Caleb Salers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has purchased $42 million of catfish products for distribution to various nutrition assistance programs, including charitable...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH VOTE TO OVERTURN BIDEN WOTUS RULE
Senate Joins House in Approving Joint Resolution to Stop Far-reaching EPA Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with a majority of Senators to overturn the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
The Senate voted 53-43 to approve a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to stop the new WOTUS rule finalized by the Environmental...
HYDE-SMITH, AG SECRETARY DISCUSS USDA AID OPTIONS FOR TORNADO VICTIMS
At Ag Appropriations Hearing, Miss. Senator Thanks Sec. Vilsack for Initial USDA Response
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses USDA Disaster Relief Aid for Miss. Tornado Victims.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today engaged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in discussing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resources available to Mississippians affected by the deadly tornadoes that tore...
MISS. DELEGATION URGES BIDEN TO APPROVE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Assistance Following Deadly Tornadoes
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared its strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration in order to unlock additional federal resources to supplement state recovery efforts after a deadly storm tore across the state.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss...
HYDE-SMITH READIES FOR FIRST TRANSPORTATION APROPRIATIONS HEARING WITH 118th COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS SET
Miss. Senator Takes Leading Role on Transportation, HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, Keeps Overall Committee Spots
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R-Miss.) first hearing as the new ranking member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee will occur Thursday as the Senate Appropriations Committee...
MISS. SENATORS BACK RESOLUTION TO STOP BIDEN’S ATF PISTOL BRACE RULE
AFT Rule would Turn Lawful Gunowners into Felons for Noncompliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to prevent the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing an anti-Second Amendment pistol brace rule.
The Mississippi Senators are among 45 cosponsors of S.J...
HYDE-SMITH, BOOZMAN RENEW FIGHT TO PROTECT FARMERS, RANCHERS FROM CLIMATE RULE
‘Protect Farmers from the SEC Act’ Would Shield Ag Sector from Greenhouse Gas Reporting Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently rejoined the legislative fight to exempt family farmers and ranchers from burdensome greenhouse gas emissions reporting mandates proposed by the Biden administration’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Hyde-Smith has joined U.S. Senator John...
