Photo of Brookhaven, a rural town

Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong.  The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care.  She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically.  The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.


Editorial: Looking out for our future

Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger

Editorial: Looking out for our future

DEC 22, 2019

Almost nobody gets through life without at least a few health care woes. Making sure that knowledge about how best to address medical issues continues to advance is the mission of the National Institutes of Health. The...

Google to open Operations Center in region

DeSoto Times-Tribune

Google to open Operations Center in region

By Bob Bakken

We don’t know exactly where it will be located yet, but the mega-giant internet service and product provider Google is set to add its first Operations Center (GOC) in Northwest Mississippi.

The facility, set to open...

Approval of spending bill good news for future of backwater pumps

Vicksburg Post

Approval of spending bill good news for future of backwater pumps

By Tim Reeves

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to advance a $1.4 trillion government spending package in a last bipartisan burst of legislating before leaving for the holidays.

The first bill in a two-bill package...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF CORY WILSON TO SERVE ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF CORY WILSON TO SERVE ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Senate Judiciary Committee Conducts Hearing on Mississippian Nominated by Trump for Federal Bench Position

Judge Cory T. Wilson
VIDEO:  Wicker Introduces Judge Wilson.
VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Introduces Judge Wilson.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today offered strong recommendations for Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Cory T. Wilson to be a U.S. District Court Judge for...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND PRESIDENT “SOLID” FUNDING BILLS THAT BENEFIT U.S. & MISS.

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND PRESIDENT “SOLID” FUNDING BILLS THAT BENEFIT U.S. & MISS.

As Senate Appropriator, Hyde-Smith Worked to Secure Funding for Mississippi Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today supported Senate passage of two FY2020 appropriations packages with critical funding for national defense, border security, and programs of importance to Mississippians.

The Senate on Thursday voted to send...

HYDE-SMITH:  FEDS TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO STEM AQUACULTURE LOSSES FROM AVIAN PREDATORS

HYDE-SMITH:  FEDS TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO STEM AQUACULTURE LOSSES FROM AVIAN PREDATORS

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Notice to Increase Cormorant Removals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, today welcomed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) action to increase the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to combat predatory birds that consume millions of dollars of fish every year.

H...

Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills

Kansas Ag Connection

Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow of Michigan Tuesday announced the Committee passed their bipartisan legislation, S. 2695, the...

President Trump approves Mississippi disaster declaration

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

President Trump approves Mississippi disaster declaration

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDAM) - President Donald J. Trump approved a disaster declaration Friday for the state of Mississippi.

A Mississippi congressional delegation sent a letter to Trump Thursday requesting that the...