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.
Construction Equipment Distribution
Hyde-Smith Focuses on Infrastructure Needs in Visit to Columbus
by Sara Smith
Visiting Local Machinery Company, Miss. Senator Links Road, Bridge Work to Economic Growth
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) said economic growth in rural Mississippi requires...
Transportation Today
Sen. Hyde-Smith visits Miss. company to discuss rural infrastructure needs
By Chris Galford
In a recent visit to Thompson Machinery in Mississippi, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) discussed new legislation that proposes revamping permitting and review processes to get more...
Meridian Star
USDA approves money for Lauderdale County water system
Staff report
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, on Friday announced $11.4 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants and loan guarantees to support...
Daily Corinthian
Hyde-Smith visits area
By Jebb Johnston
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith touched on several issues of the "hot button" variety during a Corinth talk on Thursday.
The congresswoman's itinerary included an appearance at the Corinth Lions Club meeting as area first responders were...
Daily Dos News
Responding to the New Reality: Problems With the NFIP
Daily Dose
As Hurricane Barry’s projected damage from flood and wind losses approaches between $500 million and $900 million, according to CoreLogic, some are saying that building in flood zones has become increasingly dangerous...
Clarksville (Tenn.) Online
Blackburn, Perdue, Hyde-Smith Introduce Bill to Remove Regulatory Hurdles Burdening Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced S. 2430, the Paving the Way for Rural...
Mississippi Business Journal
Late planting seen hitting yields of major row crops
By Jack Weatherly
Late planting due to flooding will have a negative impact on yields of major row crops in Mississippi, according to Dr. Josh Maples, assistant agricultural economics professor at Mississippi State...
St. Bernard Parish News
Kennedy Co-Sponsors Legislation to Assist Fishermen
St. Bernard Parish Government Officials and the chairman of the Louisiana United Crabbers Alliance met with members of Congress and congressional staffers from Louisiana and Mississippi last week as parish government...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Yazoo group opposes backwater pumps as historic flood continues
VIDEO: Yazoo pump debate new developments
By David Kenney
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The Sierra Club of Mississippi released an editorial this week vocally opposing the Yazoo backwater pumps.
At the same time in...
News Mississippi
New bill would nullify 2008 veto of Yazoo Pump Project
By Steven Gagliano
In April, the EPA began a review of the 2008 veto of the Yazoo Pump Project in the midst of historic flooding in the Mississippi Delta. Currently, over 500,000 acres remain flooded, and wildlife and...
