Energy and Environment

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO OVERCOME DEMOCRAT FILIBUSTER OF TRUMP NOMINEES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted in support of a new effort to overcome persistent and ongoing Democratic filibusters of even the most noncontroversial Trump nominees.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Rules Committee, said Democratic obstructionism to hundreds of people nominated by President Trump is having an effect on how federal services are delivered to Mississippians.

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HYDE-SMITH AGAIN GOES TO BAT FOR MISS. FLOOD VICTIMS, LOST CROP YEAR FOR FARMERS

Senator Seeks Support from Heads of the USDA and Army Corps of Engineers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At two separate hearings this week, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) called for cooperation from federal agencies to address the short- and long-term needs of flooded residents in the Mississippi Delta and farmers up and down the Mississippi River facing a lost crop year.

Hyde-Smith addressed the Mississippi...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT GROWING THREAT OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

Bill Authorizes Additional Resources for State CWD Management & Surveillance Efforts, Establishes Unified Response Framework

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to establish a unified response framework for combatting the threat of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a growing epidemic threatening white-tailed deer populations in Mississippi and at least 24 other...