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HYDE-SMITH, MARSHALL DROP BILL TO ALLOW ONLINE BEEF, POULTRY SALES ACROSS STATE LINES 

DIRECT Act Would Help Livestock Producers by Opening New Direct-to-Consumer Sales

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation to create new opportunities for online direct-to-consumer meat and poultry sales for producers, processors, and small meat markets.

The Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES RECOMMEND CHARLIE KIRK FOR AMERICAN HEROES GARDEN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 15 Senators who this week recommended the inclusion of Charlie Kirk, the fallen founder of Turning Point USA, in the National Garden of American Heroes.

The lawmakers, led by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), issued their recommendation in a letter to President Trump, citing Kirk’s historic contributions to the nation and American democracy.

“Char...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST AVIATION SECURITY

Miss. Senator Cosponsors SAFEGUARDS Act to End Diversion of Airport Security Funds

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced her support for legislation to ensure revenue already being collected from the flying public is used, as intended, to improve aviation and airport security.

Hyde-Smith has cosponsored the Spendi...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES ‘LABEL ACT’ TO REQUIRE CLEAR SEAFOOD LABELING

Offered During National Seafood Month, Hyde-Smith Bill Aims to Strengthen Transparency for Consumers, Support U.S. Seafood Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday introduced the Let Americans Buy with Explicit Labeling (LABEL) Act, legislation to ensure all seafood, whether wild-caught or farm raised, is clearly labeled with its country of origin and method of production.

The LABEL Act (...

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS SCHUMER’S ‘RECKLESS & DANGEROUS’ GAMES AS SHUTDOWN ENTERS FOURTH WEEK

Miss. Senator Says Republicans Ready to Work, Questions When Senate Democrats Will Be

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Knocks Senate Democrats as Government Shutdown Enters Fourth Week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today castigated Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for pulling “reckless and dangerous” political stunts instead of allowing Senators to vote to end a harmful federal...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS PUSH TO REQUIRE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

Miss. Senator Signs Bicameral Letter Endorsing Petition Before the Election Assistance Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and others in issuing a bicameral comment letter in support of an America First Legal Foundation petition to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections.

Nine Senators and a dozen Members of...

HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE APPROVE GRAIN STANDARDS MEASURE, CLEARING IT FOR SENATE CONSIDERATION

Senate Ag Committee Also Advances Forest Management & Lands Bills

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with her colleagues to advance legislation necessary to reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA), a statute used to facilitate the marketing and export of Mississippi-grown rice, soybeans, corn, and other grains.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture...

HYDE-SMITH SHINES LIGHT ON AMERICAN AG CRISIS, NEED FOR URGENT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

Miss. Senator Warns Not Acting Soon Means the Loss of Farms, Jobs, Rural Communities

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Outlines the Depth of Farm Crisis, Need for Congress to Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cast a spotlight on the dire economic crisis facing American family farmers and the rural communities they support and called on Congress to act soon to meet the immediate and...

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS DEMOCRATS FOR REFUSING TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT

Following Successive Votes, Hyde-Smith Says Democrats Continue to Reject Common-sense Solutions in Favor of Political Games

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Ongoing Democratic Obstruction to Reopening the Government.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sharply criticized Senate Democrats for voting repeatedly to reject a clean, bipartisan bill to reopen the federal government as the ongoing...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR FY2026 NATIONAL DEFENSE POLICY BILL

Authorization Bill Moves Forward as Senate Makes Progress on Defense Spending Measures

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) late Thursday night voted for Senate passage of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a measure that will advance President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda by establishing policy reforms and authorizing appropriations for the U.S. Department of Defense and other national...