Energy and Environment

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN EFFORT TO STOP LATEST EPA EMISSIONS RULE ON HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced their support for legislation to overturn an excessive Biden administration regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are among 33 cosponsors of a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval (S.J.Res.11) introduced by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) that would overturn a far...

HYDE-SMITH WORKING TO GET CATFISH PRODUCERS DISASTER ASSISTANCE WRITTEN INTO 2023 FARM BILL

Senator, USDA Officials Agree Existing Loss Relief Programs Must Change to Address Bird Depredation

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses ELAP Inadequacies at 2023 Farm Bill Hearing.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Exchange with USDA Witnesses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday received commitments from U.S. Department of Agriculture officials to work with her on changing...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

Blames Biden for Dissatisfaction among Americans, Says Change of Course Needed to Restore Sense of Security Expected by Citizens

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Statement on the State of the Union.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), in response to President Biden’s second State of the Union address, tonight said there are solid reasons why the American people are expressing dissatisfaction with their current situation—all of it...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES CHALLENGE BIDEN WOTUS RULE 

Republican Senators Oppose Massive Government Overreach by Biden’s EPA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined all of their Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.

The CRA was introduced in response to a new WOTUS rule...

HYDE-SMITH REFUTES ROSY WHITE HOUSE TALES, SAYS FAMILIES CAN’T AFFORD BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

In Advance of Biden’s State of the Union Speech, Miss. Senator Says Americans Understand When Things Aren’t Going Well

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Counters White House Economic Spin, Sides with Families.
VIDEO:  Complete Hyde-Smith Speech.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of next week’s State of the Union Address, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today refuted rosy White House economic scenarios that...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO BLOCK DEFENSE DEPT. GREEN NEW DEAL MANDATES

Legislation Challenges DoD Plan Linking Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Federal Contracts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she is cosponsoring legislation to stop a U.S. Department of Defense proposal to impose new Green New Deal-like requirements on federal contractors.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Focus on the Mission Act (S.27), which would prohibit the Defense...

HYDE-SMITH SIGNS ONTO BILLS TO RESTRICT HOW BIDEN USES STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

Miss. Senator Cosponsors Two Measures to Restore U.S. Energy Production Dominance, Prohibit Sales to China

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has cosponsored legislation to prioritize American energy production and limit the ability of the U.S. Department of Energy from tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH OPPOSE GAS STOVE BAN, PRESS AGENCY FOR CLARIFICATION

Miss. Senators, Colleagues Warn CPSC to Avoid Regulatory Overreach 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed their strong opposition to a suggested federal ban on gas stoves and pressed the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for clarification of the agency’s regulatory outlook.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are among 10 Senators who wrote CPSC Chairman Alexander...