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HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES URGE BIDEN TO RALLY G7 TO SANCTION IRAN FOLLOWING HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL

Letter Also Says President Should Reverse Decision to Release $6B for Iranian Regime

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday joined colleagues in calling on President Biden to immediately convene the G7 nations to take coordinated action to further isolate Iran with severe sanctions to limit its ability to support terrorist groups like Hamas.

Led by U.S. Senator Rick...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON FORMER GULFPORT MAYOR GEORGE SCHLOEGEL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement on the passing of former Gulfport Mayor George Schloegel:

“Gulfport is what it is today because of the leadership, intelligence, and determination that characterized George Schloegel.  Throughout his career as a banker, civic leader, and as mayor during those unsettled years right after Hurricane Katrina, he remained focused on making...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES DROUGHT-STRICKEN LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS TO ACCESS USDA DISASTER PROGRAMS

Senator Highlights Assistance Available to Help Mitigate Losses Caused by Prolonged Miss. Drought

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Encourages Livestock Producers to Access USDA Drought Programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged livestock producers in Mississippi to consider U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs to help them recover...

SENATE PASSES WICKER, HYDE-SMITH RESOLUTION HONORING JIMMY BUFFETT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in honor of the late singer-songwriter, James “Jimmy” William Buffett, who passed away last month.

The Senate passed the resolution (S.401) by unanimous consent on Wednesday night.

“One of the great Mississippi-born musicians, Jimmy Buffett taught a generation of Parrotheads how to pass...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES OVER $207K FOR CWD TESTING PROJECT IN MISS.

MDWFP Will Use USDA Grant as Part of National Effort to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that $207,541 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding has been approved for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith said the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will use the FY2023 USDA Animal...

MISS. SENATORS REINTRODUCE BILL TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH IN UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES

Bipartisan Legislation Would Create a New Tax Credit to Promote Private Investment in Community Lenders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to promote lasting economic prosperity in low-income...

HYDE-SMITH & EZELL ANNOUNCE $365,000 GRANT TO HELP ESTABLISH NONSTOP MISS. GULF COAST–WASHINGTON, D.C. FLIGHTS

Grant Boosts Goal of Nonstop Flights to Gulfport-Biloxi to Support Defense, Space Sectors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today announced a $365,000 grant to the Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority to embark on a process to establish a nonstop flight service to a Washington, D.C.-area airport.

Hyde-Smith...

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE TACKLE FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IN U.S. AGRICULTURE

Beyond Foreign Land Purchases, Miss. Senator Points Out U.S. Lag in Ag R&D Poses Strategic Risk to Nation

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Warns of Undue Influence on U.S. Agricultural Systems.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith at Ag Hearing on Foreign Ownership.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), while agreeing that foreign ownership of U.S. agriculture interests represents a national security issue, noted...

HYDE-SMITH & CORTEZ MASTO INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE RURAL WATER SYSTEM RESILIENCE, DISASTER RESPONSE

Bipartisan Measure Would Create Emergency Preparedness & Response Program for Water and Wastewater Utilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is the lead Republican sponsor of legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) to improve the ability of rural water and wastewater systems to prepare for and respond to natural disasters or...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME ENACTMENT OF ORGAN DONATION REFORM BILL

Miss. Senators Cosponsored Measure to Change Policy that Harms Transplant Patients in the South, Midwest 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the enactment of legislation they backed to break up the monopoly contract that manages the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).

President Biden on Friday signed the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and...