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HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT GULF SHRIMPERS FROM INFLUX OF IMPORTED SHRIMP FROM ECUADOR

Bill Would Target Ecuador with Higher Tariffs to Level Playing Field, Boost Inspections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced new legislation to help protect American wild-caught shrimp producers from the rapidly growing influx of imported shrimp from Ecuador, which has overtaken India as the source of foreign shrimp, crawfish, and other seafood products.

The...

MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION APPLAUDS KEY FIELD SELECTION AS A KC-46 FINALIST

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 welcomed notification from the U.S. Air Force that Key Field in Meridian has been selected as one of four preferred locations to be the future home of the new KC-46 aircraft.

The congressional delegation...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES GRANT TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

$2.8 Million Delta Rural Integrated Health Network Program Grants to be Used in Mississippi, Arkansas & Louisiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that two Mississippi organizations will benefit from a $2.8 million grant to improve healthcare delivery in the Delta region by developing networks among rural hospitals, primary care clinics, behavioral health providers, and other...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BILL

Bipartisan Legislation Authorizing Land Transfer for Visitor Center, Structural Improvements Headed to the President’s Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated unanimous Senate approval of the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act, clearing it to be sent to President Trump.

This legislation (HR.4467) directs the U.S...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PROMOTE BILL TO CODIFY NOAA COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM INVOLVING MISS. SCHOOLS

Mississippi State University & USM Would Both Benefit from Cooperative Institute Act of 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in promoting bipartisan legislation they introduced to ensure the future of a long-standing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program that involves Mississippi universities in academic research...

HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE ADVANCE LONG-AWAITED FARM BILL

Miss. Senator Calls on Democrats to Help Move Measure Toward Senate Passage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with a majority of the Senate Agriculture Committee to approve the Farm Bill 2.0, clearing a pathway for the full Senate to debate the long-awaited and long-overdue legislation.

Committee passage of the Agricultural Act of 2026, or Farm Bill 2.0, was a continuation of an August 6 markup that...