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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.


Senate appropriators push to authorize disaster recovery program

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Senate appropriators push to authorize disaster recovery program

By Caitlin Reilly, CQ

Senate appropriators drew attention Tuesday to the shortcomings of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s disaster recovery program caused by the ad hoc nature through which Congress funds...

M.D.A.C hosts hog trapping workshop

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M.D.A.C hosts hog trapping workshop

101723 WTOK Hog Trap

By Anna Williams

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Wild hogs are becoming a large problem for property owners in Mississippi.

Students from Newton County High School Career and Technical Center got the opportunity to learn and become certified in wild...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO HOLD ATF ACCOUNTABLE, GIVE GUN OWNERS & MANUFACTURERS MORE CERTAINTY

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO HOLD ATF ACCOUNTABLE, GIVE GUN OWNERS & MANUFACTURERS MORE CERTAINTY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) in introducing legislation to combat a secretive classification review process used by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in determining whether a particular firearm should be regulated by the National Firearms Act.

The ATF Accountability Act (S.3529) would provide...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES TO ITC:  ACCEPT INPUT FROM FERTILIZER USERS AFFECTED BY TARRIFS

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES TO ITC:  ACCEPT INPUT FROM FERTILIZER USERS AFFECTED BY TARRIFS

Miss. Senator Signs Bicameral Letter to U.S. International Trade Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently signed a bicameral letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that encourages it to accept input from commodity groups, retailers, and farmers as it reconsiders whether the U.S. fertilizer industry is being harmed by imported fertilizer.

Despite having...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ADDITIONAL USDA PURCHASE OF GULF SHRIMP

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ADDITIONAL USDA PURCHASE OF GULF SHRIMP

Miss. Senator Asks Vilsack to Approve Section 32 Purchase to Ease Pressures on Domestic Shrimp Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve a request for additional federal purchases of wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico.

In a letter issued Thursday, Hyde-Smith asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve a domestic shrimp industry request for...

HYDE-SMITH CONTINUES FIGHT TO OVERCOME BIDEN OBSTRUCTION TO OFFSHORE ENERGY

HYDE-SMITH CONTINUES FIGHT TO OVERCOME BIDEN OBSTRUCTION TO OFFSHORE ENERGY

Senator Cosponsors Bills to Force Biden Interior Dept. to Hold Offshore Lease Sales

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring new legislation intended to overcome ongoing Biden administration efforts to obstruct future oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Supporting Made in America Energy (SMART) Act (S.3445), which would require the...

HYDE-SMITH, PANEL STUDY IMPROVEMENTS TO CDBG DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH, PANEL STUDY IMPROVEMENTS TO CDBG DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM

Subcommittee, Witnesses All Want Congress to Permanently Authorize HUD Relief Program

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Statement on Improving CDBG Disaster Recovery Program.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Witnesses on Long-term, Immediate Changes to CDBG-DR

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today advocated for permanent authorization of and improvements to a key federal program used to help families...

HYDE-SMITH, COTTON & SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN CHINESE SEAFOOD IMPORTS

HYDE-SMITH, COTTON & SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN CHINESE SEAFOOD IMPORTS

Bill Includes Ban on Aquaculture Products, Imposes Sanctions on Companies that Facilitate Imports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to ban U.S. imports of seafood and aquaculture products from China.

The Ban China’s Forbidden Operations in the Oceanic Domain (Ban C-FOOD) Act (S.3417) would also...