Rural Communities

HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES MISS. NEEDS WITH INTERIOR SECRETARY

Offshore Energy, Vicksburg Natl. Military Park & Other Projects Discussed at Hearing

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Interior Department Officials on Mississippi Issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today focused on issues of importance to Mississippi within the proposed FY2022 budget for the U.S. Department of the Interior, including offshore energy development, repairs to the Vicksburg National...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $94.9 MILLION IN CAPITAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT RURAL & UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

Treasury Dept. COVID-19 Grants Awarded to 52 Mississippi Financial Institutions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $94.9 million from the U.S. Treasury Department to 52 financial institutions throughout Mississippi as capital to spur more private-sector investments in local communities.

The funding is provided as COVID-19 relief funds...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS USDA ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD-DAMAGED NORTH MISSISSIPPI

Says Disaster Declaration, Emergency Funding May be Needed to Boost USDA Aid Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said recovering from damage to crops and rural infrastructure caused by catastrophic flooding in north Mississippi last week may necessitate a disaster declaration and emergency appropriations.

Hyde-Smith on Tuesday addressed Mississippi flood damage with Agriculture Secretary...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES TAKE PANDEMIC LESSONS TO IMPROVE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS

Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act Would Help States Reach More Children in Need

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan group that today introduced legislation that applies lessons learned from the pandemic to make child nutrition programs more efficient, flexible and better equipped to reach children in need during the summer.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger...

ARMY CORPS OFFICIAL TO HYDE-SMITH:  YAZOO PUMP PROJECT ALIGNED WITH ‘ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE’ GOALS

At Budget Review Hearing, Senator Reassured of Army Corps Commitment to Miss. Delta Project

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Discusses Yazoo Pumps at Army Corps Budget Review Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Biden administration official today confirmed U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s assertion that the unfinished Yazoo Backwater Area pumps constitute an environmental injustice to Mississippians.

Hyde-Smith (R...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES WANT BIDEN TO REVERSE COURSE ON ENERGY POLICIES THAT HURT AMERICAN FAMILIES

Senators Encourage POTUS to Reverse Policies Linked to Rising Gasoline Prices, Restrictions on Pipelines

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is among 13 Senators who sent President Biden a letter outlining concerns about his decisions that have weakened American energy independence and emboldened the nation’s...

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA MUST ACT TO OFFSET CATFISH LOSSES DUE TO BIRD PREDATION

Senator Seeks Commitment from USDA General Counsel Nominee to Follow Congressional Directive

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Outlines Need for USDA Action on Catfish Production Losses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the staggering losses caused by bird predation on Mississippi catfish ponds in an effort to prod the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cover those costs under an emergency...

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES FOREST SERVICE-USDA EFFORTS TO DELIVER COVID RECOVERY HELP TO TIMBER HARVESTERS, HAULERS

Senator Also Resumes Press for Forest Service Action on Okhissa Lake Land Transfer

 
VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Discusses COVID Recovery Aid for Timber Harvesters, Haulers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged continued interagency cooperation on the delivery of COVID-19 economic recovery resources appropriated by Congress last year for timber harvesting...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES QUESTION USDA DATA ON BIDEN TAX PLAN IMPACT ON FAMILY FARMS & RANCHES

Ag Committee Members Ask Secretary Vilsack to Produce Evidence to Support Claim Only 2 Percent of Farms Affected

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and fellow members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are asking for the public release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data that clarifies how President Biden’s bid to increase taxes will affect American family farms and...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH:  LOUISVILLE COMPANY TO PRODUCE MODERN CONTAINER HANDLER PROTOTYPE FOR THE U.S. ARMY  

Taylor Defense Products Tasked with Developing Updated Military Mobility Vehicle 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of a $1.27 million contract to Taylor Defense Products in Louisville to develop a prototype for a modernized Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) for the U.S. Army.

The Taylor Defense prototype...