Energy and Environment

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S ‘ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT’ PASSAGE

Senate Approves Massive Tax and Spending Cuts, Along with Major Border, Defense, and Agriculture Investments

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Statement on Senate Passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement following her vote for Senate passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR.1), the budget reconciliation vehicle for expanding...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.0 MILLION IN RESTORE ACT GRANTS FOR COASTAL WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

Treasury Dept. Funds for Septic Conversions in Jackson County, System Improvements in Hancock County

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of two RESTORE Act grants worth more than $3.0 million for wastewater improvement projects in Jackson and Hancock counties.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury awarded the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund grants to...

HYDE-SMITH FINDS COMMONSENSE DOE BUDGET REFRESHING

Department of Energy Budget Request Reviewed at Senate Energy Committee Hearing

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and DOE Secretary Wright Discuss Refocusing Office of Fossil Energy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the Trump administration’s approach to the nation’s energy policies is “refreshing” after four years of antagonistic policies to stop American oil and gas production.

The Senate Energy and Natural...

HYDE-SMITH CHECKS INTERIOR DEPT. BUDGET COMMITMENT TO OFFSHORE ENERGY, UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS

Miss. Senator Welcomes Interior Dept. Budget Focus on Gulf Energy Production, Critical Mineral Partnerships 
 

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Interior Secretary Burgum Review FY2026 Budget Request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) on Wednesday praised the Trump administration’s commitment to offshore energy production and marine mineral exploration, both of which involve...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS ‘EVERYTHING WILL BE BETTER OFF’ AS ARMY CORPS COMMITS TO BUILDING YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS
 
 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Reviews Yazoo Pump Outlook with Army Corps Officials.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today asserted “everything will be better off” as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials provided her with commitments that the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project is moving forward.

Hyde-Smith addressed the outlook for the...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO MAKE AMERICAN HARDWOOD, PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL TAX CREDIT

The ‘Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act’ Would Enhance Local Forest Economies, Benefit Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to allow consumers to claim a tax credit for purchasing solid American hardwood products for their homes, a measure intended to shore up a hard-hit American industry made up of small sawmills and family-owned...

MISS. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today applauded President Trump for approving Mississippi’s request for a major disaster declaration following deadly severe weather and tornadoes that struck the state on March 14...