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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.


Deb Haaland's last chance to win over Republicans

Environment and Energy News 

Deb Haaland's last chance to win over Republicans

Emma Dumain, E&E News reporter

Rep. Deb Haaland will be subjected this morning to a second round of questioning by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee — a continuation of her confirmation hearing that...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Hyde-Smith Teams with Tenn. Sen. Blackburn to Offer Alternative to Biden Infrastructure Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to introduce legislation to remove barriers for rural areas in need of federal infrastructure assistance—a plan that stands as a stark alternative to the Biden administration’s infrastructure approach involving...

Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA

Environment and Energy News

Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA

By Kevin Bogardus

The Senate this evening confirmed Michael Regan to be EPA administrator in a vote with bipartisan support.
President Biden's nominee to lead the agency was approved 66-34, with several Republican senators...

Group of bipartisan senators pushes for permanent Daylight Saving Time

CBS News

Group of bipartisan senators pushes for permanent Daylight Saving Time

By Caitlin O'Kane

Americans are about to "spring forward" and adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time, and a group of lawmakers wants to make it the last clock change ever. A bipartisan bill has been introduced...

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $24.3 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 26 MISS. AIRPORTS

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $24.3 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 26 MISS. AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.), today announced the award of $24.3 million in grants to make improvements at 26 Mississippi airfields.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the Airport Improvement Program grants.

“Improvi...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO ALLOW FISH FARMERS TO PROTECT PONDS FROM PREDATORY BIRDS

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO ALLOW FISH FARMERS TO PROTECT PONDS FROM PREDATORY BIRDS

Double-Crested Cormorants Cost Miss. Catfish, Aquaculture Producers Millions Annually

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing legislation to increase the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested cormorant populations.

The C...