Senator Hyde-Smith supports federal policies to foster an economic environment that encourages job growth in Mississippi and the nation. She supports the tax cuts and reforms enacted by President Trump and the Republican-majority Congress. She believes in eliminating burdensome federal regulations that hinder small businesses, farmers, and industry.
The Senator supports policies and opportunities to continue and expand Mississippi’s ability to contribute to national security, high-tech research, agricultural innovation, and energy production.
Senator Hyde-Smith welcomes opportunities to work with local, state, and federal officials to make Mississippi a better place to work and raise families.
Associated Press
Mississippi city gets $492,000 to map contaminated sites
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is getting a $492,000 federal grant to list and assess contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial sites and to get local residents interested.
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Hospice News
Senate Bill Would Extend Telehealth Flexibilities Beyond Pandemic
By Jim Parker
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. If enacted the bill would expand...
Washington Times
Millions in rural America deserve hospital access and CDC support
By U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
I am a part of a proud fifth-generation farming family. The town where I grew up Monticello, Mississippi has a population of fewer than 2,000 people. Rural America...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TO INTERIOR SEC.: HOLD LEASE SALE, DISCLOSE PLANS FOR OCS LEASING PROGRAM
Miss. Senators Join Colleagues in Critical Letter to Interior Sec. Deb Haaland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are calling on the Biden administration to conduct lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and to provide answers on the future of the federal offshore leasing program.
The Mississippi Senators joined colleagues in sending Interior Secretary...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF ‘GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT’
Miss. Senator Cosponsored Bipartisan Bill to Promote Forest, Farm & Ranch Access to Carbon Credit Markets as Nation Tackles Climate Change Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to improve access to carbon credit markets for private forest owners and agriculture producers interested in ramping up conservation efforts.
As a member of the Senate...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $3.22 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITIES
Federal Grants to Support Purchase of Transit, Police &Public Works Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $3.22 million in federal grants to support the purchase or lease of low emissions buses for the City of Jackson, and police and public works vehicles for seven other Mississippi communities.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and U.S...
HYDE-SMITH, PANEL HEAR PLEA FOR TREASURY DEPT. FUNDS TO HELP UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES
Miss. Delta Banker Testifies at Senate Appropriations Hearing on FY22 Treasury Budget Requests
PHOTO: Andy Anderson of Anguilla, Miss., Testifying.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday welcomed the testimony of a Mississippi Delta banker on the need to expand federal programs that allow small community banks to supply loans to underserved populations.
Hyde...
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES NEED FOR SOLUTIONS TO CATTLE MARKET VOLATILITY
Miss. Senator Welcomes Senate Ag Committee Examination of Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Calls for Solutions to Cattle Market Volatility.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today called for solutions as the Senate Agriculture Committee conducted a hearing to examine persistent volatility problems within cattle markets, as evidenced through “rock bottom prices for fed...
HYDE-SMITH CITES MISS. ENERGY PORTFOLIO TO PROMOTE U.S. NUCLEAR, FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES
In DOE Budget Review Hearing, Hyde-Smith Stresses Need for Diverse Energy Sources, including Offshore Production and Nuclear Energy
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Energy Secretary Granholm on FY2022 Budget Requests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the federal budget should advocate for greater research and development to expand the U.S. energy supply, including...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO STRENGTHEN GULF REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM
Bipartisan Measure Amends GOMESA, Creates Revenue Sharing from Offshore Wind Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would improve Mississippi’s share of revenues generated from offshore energy production, including future wind projects.
The Mississippi Senators are original cosponsors of the Reinvesting in Shoreline...
