Rural Communities

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 would also sanction...

HYDE-SMITH, GUEST & EZELL SEEK CHANGES TO NEW USDA EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

Miss. Lawmakers Part of Bicameral Effort to Stop Flawed Payment Plan for Natural Disaster Losses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) are part of a bicameral effort calling on the Biden administration to abandon a long-delayed and deeply-flawed agricultural emergency relief program.

The Mississippi lawmakers signed a letter...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘FARMERS FREEDOM ACT’ TO FIGHT FEDERAL OVERREACH

Biden’s EPA Continues to Push WOTUS Red Tape on Farmers, Ranchers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has cosponsored legislation to combat federal regulatory overreach as the Biden administration continues its efforts to impose Clean Water Act restrictions on crop and rangeland.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Farmers Freedom Act of 2023 (S.3366), which would protect...

HYDE-SMITH GETS USDA NOMINEE COMMITMENT ON RURAL HEALTH

USDA Rural Development Nominee Stresses Importance of Rural Healthcare, Water Programs at Hearing

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Focuses on Rural Healthcare, Water Systems at Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from a Biden administration nominee to commit attention and resources to U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA programs that can aid rural healthcare and water systems.

Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES TARGET PREDATORY BLACK VULTURES IN NEW LEGISLATION

Black Vulture Relief Act Would Allow Farmers & Ranchers to Protect Herds from Voracious Birds

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing legislation to allow farmers and ranchers to protect their newborn livestock from black vultures without burdensome government interference.

The Black Vulture Relief Act...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO SUPPORT AFFILIATED AREA STATUS FOR TWO SITES WITH NATCHEZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

Legislation Would Designate Jefferson College & Grand Village of the Natchez Indians as NPS Affiliated Areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to include the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College into the footprint of the Natchez National Historical Park.

Hyde-Smith introduced the Grand Village of the...

HYDE-SMITH LEADS BIPARTISAN GROUP SEEKING LONGER COMMENT PERIOD ON MAJOR AG WORKER PROGRAM REFORMS 

28 Senators Ask DHS, DOL to Giver Farmers, Ranchers Another 60 Days to Assess Proposed H-2A Program Reforms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is leading a bipartisan group of Senators in asking two federal agencies to give farmers and ranchers more time to review and comment on significant reforms to the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program.

In letters to...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO PASS AGRICULTURE FUNDING BILL WITH BENEFITS FOR MISS. 

Hyde-Smith Worked with Committee Colleagues to Advance Miss. Interests in Senate-Passed Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today said agricultural programs and rural infrastructure projects in Mississippi will benefit from Senate passage of the FY2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES SENATE PASSAGE OF TRANSPORTATION, HUD FUNDING BILL

As Ranking Republican, Hyde-Smith Will Serve on Conference Panel to Finalize Bill with Benefits for Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today approved legislation that U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) helped write to fund transportation, housing, and community development projects benefitting Mississippi and the nation.

The Senate passed the FY2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $8.7 MILLION INVESTMENT IN PORT OF ROSEDALE

Miss. Senators Welcome Resources to Increase Capacity at Mississippi Delta Port

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated an $8.7 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure at the Port of Rosedale.

The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure Development Program.

“This is great news for...