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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SEEK CRACKDOWN ON MEXICAN CARTELS STEALING RED SNAPPER, ADVOCATE FOR GULF FISHERMEN

Gulf Coast Lawmakers Ask NOAA to Join Fight Against Illegal Red Snapper Harvesting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among a group of lawmakers who are encouraging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to crack down on illegal fishing by Mexican vessels in U.S. waters, which undermines Gulf fishermen and funds...

HYDE-SMITH, SLOTKIN INTRODUCE BILL TO EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS IN RURAL AMERICA

Senators Move to Extend USDA Support for Middle Mile Broadband Projects for Another Five Years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), today introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that is instrumental in improving access to broadband service in Mississippi and the rest of rural America.

The Middle Mile...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI FSA STATE COMMITTEE APPOINTEES

Trump Administration Names Five Mississippians to Board Overseeing USDA Farm Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the Trump administration’s appointment of five Mississippians to serve on the Mississippi USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday announced that Robert J. Moody of Louisville will chair the Mississippi FSA State...

HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS EXPANDED FIRST RESPONDER BENEFITS AHEAD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY

Miss. Senator Cosponsored Bill Signed into Law to Expand Federal Benefits for Firefighters, Other First Responders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Friday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today called attention to legislation she cosponsored to expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass...

HYDE-SMITH LEADS SENATE INTRODUCTION OF ROLL-OVER PREVENTION & SAFETY ACT

Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Would Help Farmers Retrofit Tractors to Save Lives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led the Senate in introducing legislation to help protect farmers from fatal tractor rollovers through a U.S. Department of Agriculture cost-share grant program for retrofitting older tractors with rollbars and other protections.

Hyde-Smith, with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D...