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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 COSPONSORS AGRICULTURAL TRUCKING RELIEF ACT

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS AGRICULTURAL TRUCKING RELIEF ACT

Measure Streamlines Federal Rules on the Shipping of Commodities like Catfish

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her full-fledged support for a measure to change federal regulations that currently penalize certain agriculture products, including catfish, once they’re placed on a truck for shipping.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Agricultural Trucking Relief Act (S.2025). ...

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Federal flood solutions face slow progress

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Federal flood solutions face slow progress

By Tim Reeves

By air it looks bad. In person, on the ground, or in a boat, it’s far worse.

For U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the devastation of the ongoing flood in the Yazoo Backwater Area, in the Delta and along the Mississippi River has...

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Backwater Flooding Brings Long-Term Issues To Delta

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Backwater Flooding Brings Long-Term Issues To Delta

By Kevin Edwards

Peter Nimrod, chief engineer of the Mississippi Levee Board in Greenville, recently told members of the Rotary Club of Cleveland that the lower Delta has suffered greatly this year.

“Not one acre is going to...

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Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

News Mississippi

Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

By Steven Gagliano

A bipartisan bill in D.C. could help increase access to food for students during the summer months. 

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019, which give...

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After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Public Broadcasting

After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta

By Alexandra Watts

Recent flooding in the South Mississippi Delta is reigniting conversations about a controversial pump project. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on why people are for and against the pumps...

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HYDE-SMITH:  COMMERCE DEPT. HAS FUNDS NOW TO ADDRESS MISSISSIPPI FISHERIES DISASTER

HYDE-SMITH:  COMMERCE DEPT. HAS FUNDS NOW TO ADDRESS MISSISSIPPI FISHERIES DISASTER

Citing Mounting Challenges for Gulf Coast, Hyde-Smith Urges Commerce Sec. to Take Swift Action to Use Available Funds

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to take swift action to approve a fishery disaster determination for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, using recently-approved funding for fishery disaster assistance.

Hyde-Smith, who serves...

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