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Senator Hyde-Smith knows dependence on foreign oil poses economic and national security risks for the United States.  The Senator supports responsible exploration and production of Mississippi’s and the nation’s energy resources, including the development of new technologies to support the production of biofuels and other energy sources.

As a fourth-generation farmer, Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of conservation and good stewardship of our natural resources.  She supports balanced and responsible resource management policies to ensure Mississippi’s forests, wetlands, and coastal region remain assets for future generations to enjoy.


Battle rages over Biden’s pause of natural gas exports

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Battle rages over Biden’s pause of natural gas exports

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By Jessi Turnure

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Senate Republicans are accusing President Joe Biden of waging a war against their natural gas producing states after he ordered a freeze on new liquid natural gas exports.

The group of GOP...

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Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 21
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  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, in less than a week, President 
Biden will deliver his State of the Union Address to the Nation. In the 
buildup to that speech, we are already seeing the President and his 
administ...

HYDE-SMITH CALLS HOLD ON LNG EXPORT PROJECTS JUST ANOTHER ASPECT OF BIDEN’S DOMESTIC ENERGY TRAIN WRECK

HYDE-SMITH CALLS HOLD ON LNG EXPORT PROJECTS JUST ANOTHER ASPECT OF BIDEN’S DOMESTIC ENERGY TRAIN WRECK

White House’s Election-year LNG Pause Garners Bipartisan Blowback at Senate Energy Hearing

020824 LNG Hearing
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Administration Rationale for Pausing LNG Exports.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today added her voice to bipartisan criticism that election-year politics are the impetus for the Biden administration’s surprise decision to pause permits...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $581,000 TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $581,000 TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.

USDA Plant Protection Act Funds Will Support MSU, Miss. Dept. of Agriculture Efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will direct more than $581,000 to Mississippi in support of projects to combat pests and diseases that threaten the state’s agricultural foundation.

The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS DISASTER REFORESTATION ACT

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS DISASTER REFORESTATION ACT

Bipartisan Measure Would Help Forest Landowners Recover After Natural Disasters

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is supporting legislation to fix the federal tax code that unintentionally penalizes forest landowners who lose timber due to natural disasters.

Hyde-Smith has cosponsored the Disaster Reforestation Act (S.217), a bipartisan bill that would allow forest landowners to deduct the full value of timber destroyed...

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure DOE Policy Doesn’t Hurt Domestic Transformer Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to set realistic energy efficiency standards that help stabilize domestic transformer manufacturing in order to meet increasing demand without undermining American steel production, electricity distributors...

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS BIDEN FOR AGAIN PLAYING POLITICS WITH U.S. ENERGY

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS BIDEN FOR AGAIN PLAYING POLITICS WITH U.S. ENERGY

Miss. Senator, Colleagues Condemn Biden Administration for Pausing U.S. LNG Export Permitting to Appease Radical Environmental Voters

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today blasted the Biden administration for pausing all pending non-free trade agreement export permit applications at the behest of the radical climate lobby.

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

MISS. LAWMAKERS CALL FOR WITHDRAWAL OF BIDEN’S EV MANDATE

MISS. LAWMAKERS CALL FOR WITHDRAWAL OF BIDEN’S EV MANDATE

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Guest & Ezell Join Bicameral Push for Market-Driven Standards Instead

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) are calling for the withdrawal of the Biden Administration’s proposed fuel standards that will essentially force Americans to purchase electric vehicles (EVs).

The Mississippi lawmakers are...