Agriculture

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CHIDE BIDEN ADMIN. FOR ‘BACKSEAT’ STANCE ON U.S. TRADE AGENDA

Twenty-Four Senators Urge Administration to Prioritize U.S. Trade and Agriculture Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in chiding the Biden administration’s “backseat” approach to expand U.S. agricultural and other trade, and strongly encouraged the White House to prioritize market access initiatives as part of America’s trade agenda.

Twenty-four Senators...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TO FWS:  RESIST PRESSURE TO BAN LEAD AMMO & TACKLE ON PUBLIC LANDS 

Miss. Senators, Colleagues Side with Sportsmen in Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today signed a letter encouraging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams not to cave in to activists’ calls to restrict the use of lead ammo and tackle on public lands.

The letter, led by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MARCH STORMS

Tornadoes, Severe Storms Destroyed or Damaged More Than 150 Homes across State

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today requested that President Joe Biden approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’ request for federal major disaster...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT ACT

Bipartisan Legislation Would Empower State & Tribal Governments to Address & Prevent CWD Outbreaks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for bipartisan legislation to increase both research and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD), which has been identified in Mississippi and has the potential to negatively affect recreational hunting, outdoor tourism, local businesses...

HYDE-SMITH CHALLENGES FDA DECISION TO BROADEN ACCESS TO THE CHEMICAL ABORTION PILLS

Senator Wants Review of FDA Data behind Decision to End In-Person Dispensing Requirement for Abortion-Inducing Meds

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Will Seek Review of Material Behind FDA Chemical Abortion Decision.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions FDA Commissioner on Access to Mail-Order Abortion Pills.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she wants a full review of the...

AT AG HEARING, HYDE-SMITH STRESSES NEED FOR FAIRNESS FOR U.S. CATTLE PRODUCERS

Senate Panel Receives Testimony on Two Bills that Address Price Disparity between Producers and Consumers

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Fairness for Cattle Producers, Consumers.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Mississippi Producer on Negative Trends Hurting the U.S. Cattle Industry. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed that American cattle producers deserve to...

MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS SUPPORT STATES’ RIGHT TO REGULATE

Miss. Delegation Joins Amicus Brief on Clean Water Act Authority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today joined 196 of their colleagues in filing an amici curiae brief in support of the petitioners in the pending Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency case before the U.S. Supreme...