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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.

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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Flooded residents: Finish the pumps

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Flooded residents: Finish the pumps

By Luke Horton, publisher

On a recent trip up Hwy. 61 to Lake Washington, I saw first-hand the devastation backwater flooding has brought to the lower Delta.

Fields have turned to lakes. Homes have been submerged. Lives have been ruined...

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Mississippi senator asks Trump for pumps to ease flooding

Associated Press

Mississippi senator asks Trump for pumps to ease flooding
 
By Jeff Amy

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Faced with weeks more flooding in a part of Mississippi that's been underwater since February, one of the state's U.S. senators on Wednesday asked President Donald Trump to order temporary...

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HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO GIVE STATES FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE KIDS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO GIVE STATES FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE KIDS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM

“Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act” Aimed at Reaching More Children through USDA Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is backing legislation to give states more flexibility to manage federal child nutrition programs to reach children during the summer months.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019 (S.1918) to give states more...

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HYDE-SMITH ASKS PRESIDENT TO APPROVE TEMPORARY PUMPS TO EASE BACKWATER FLOODING DISASTER

HYDE-SMITH ASKS PRESIDENT TO APPROVE TEMPORARY PUMPS TO EASE BACKWATER FLOODING DISASTER

Sen. Seeks Similar Assistance Given to Post-Katrina New Orleans to Begin Draining Inundated Miss. Delta Region 

Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Her Request for Temporary Pumps

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Her Request for Temporary Pumps.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked President Trump to approve the use of temporary pumps in the Yazoo Backwater Area to begin removing floodwaters that have contaminated the region for...

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