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.
The Ripon Advance
Blackburn introduces bill to improve infrastructure in rural areas
By Ripon Advance News Service
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently introduced legislation to remove burdensome government regulations that will allow for easier repairs of America’s rural roads and bridges...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
US Senate considers legislation to protect catfish against predators
By Daily Leader Staff
Legislation was introduced Thursday in the United States Senate to increase the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested cormorant...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADDRESS TO JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who tonight attended President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress, issued the following statement regarding the speech:
“I first want to thank Mississippians and Americans across the nation for helping to overcome the pandemic. We can enjoy a growing sense of well-earned optimism as we get back to work, back to...
INHOFE, TILLIS, HYDE-SMITH & LANKFORD INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT AMERICAN JOBS FROM THE LIBERAL CLIMATE AGENDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced the Domestic Manufacturing Protection Act, legislation that would hold the world’s worst polluters to the same standard as the United States—ensuring American manufacturing and jobs are not sacrificed while other nations get a free pass...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT
Bipartisan Legislation Would Promote Forest, Farm & Ranch Access to Carbon Credit Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for bipartisan legislation intended to increase voluntary participation by private forest owners and agriculture producers in conservation efforts by improving access to carbon credit markets.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Growing Climate Solutions Act (S...
HYDE-SMITH CONFIDENT OF EPA COMMITMENT TO YAZOO PUMPS AS ‘ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE’ PROJECT
Senator Focuses on Miss. Delta Need at Appropriations Hearing on Administration’s Infrastructure Plans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today identified the uncompleted Yazoo Backwater Area pumps as “one of the most...
Pontotoc Progress
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Want No U.S. Taxpayer Dollars For Paris Climate Accord
By David Helms
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted their support of legislation to prohibit the use of U.S. taxpayer dollars to implement an international...
National Law Review
The Bipartisan SCALE Act: Increasing Investments in CCUS
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Today, March 17, 2021, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced groundbreaking legislation aimed at advancing investments in large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)...
Roll Call
Granholm confirmed for Energy with 14 GOP votes
‘She created new jobs, leaving no worker behind,’ said West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III, whose state has lost thousands of coal mining jobs
By Benjamin J. Hulac
The Senate confirmed Jennifer Granholm, a former two-term governor of...
Environment and Energy News
Deb Haaland's last chance to win over Republicans
Emma Dumain, E&E News reporter
Rep. Deb Haaland will be subjected this morning to a second round of questioning by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee — a continuation of her confirmation hearing that...
