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.
HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR RURAL VA CLINICS
HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR RURAL VA CLINICS
At Budget Hearing, VA Sec. Also Confirms Department Will Not Revive Controversial VA Disability Rating Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make a priority to direct some of its record investment in capital improvements to rural VA clinics.
The FY2027 budget request was the focus of a Senate Military Construction and Veterans...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CUT FERTILIZER COSTS FOR AMERICAN FARMERS
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CUT FERTILIZER COSTS FOR AMERICAN FARMERS
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Tariffs, Countervailing Duties on Moroccan Phosphate Fertilizers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation to lower the cost of fertilizer for American farmers.
The Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act (S.4418) seeks to deliver direct relief to American farmers harmed by...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS USDA REORGANIZATION WILL BRING NEW RESOURCES, PERSONNEL TO STONEVILLE & MISSISSIPPI STATE
HYDE-SMITH SAYS USDA REORGANIZATION WILL BRING NEW RESOURCES, PERSONNEL TO STONEVILLE & MISSISSIPPI STATE
New Restructuring Plan Departs from Initial Proposals to ‘Eliminate’ Area Offices like ARS Stoneville
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the effort to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture bureaucracy will result in new Agriculture Research Service (ARS) resources and personnel to Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith, who gained the administration’s commitmen...
Conservation Corner: National Native Plant Month
The Sun-Sentinel
Conservation Corner: National Native Plant Month
By JAMES L. CUMMINS
Not much information exists yet on National Native Plant Month because it is a brand new designation. The first Senate resolution was in 2021 to make April National Native Plant Month and recognize “the benefits...
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Address Housing Affordability in Rural America
Mortgage Point
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Address Housing Affordability in Rural America
By Lance Murray
Midterm elections are just around the corner, and lawmakers are working on solutions an issue top of mind for many Americans: affording a home.
The proposal by Sens. Peter Welch D-Vt...
Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith
Delta Business Journal
Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith
March 31, 2026
DBJ
In February, the Mississippi Levee Board, based in Greenville, and the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board, based in Clarksdale, along with South Delta Planning District representatives, met with Mississippi...
TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI
TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 95
(Senate - June 4, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is an honor to express my
deep admiration and heartfelt respect for one of my constituents and
dear friend Mr. Joe Aguzzi of Cleveland, MS, who celebrated his 99th
birthda...
REMEMBERING PAUL GALLO (Executive Calendar)
REMEMBERING PAUL GALLO (Executive Calendar)
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 30
(Senate - February 13, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is with a sense of sadness but
also an honor to celebrate the life of someone who truly made a
profound impact on my home State of Mississippi...
TRIBUTE TO HARRY DENDY
TRIBUTE TO HARRY DENDY
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 9
(Senate - January 16, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is my pleasure to recognize
Harry Dendy as he retires from the sales committee of the Dixie
National Sale of Junior Champions. Each year, hundreds of young
agriculture...