HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF BILL DIRECTING $60 MILLION FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IN MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF BILL DIRECTING $60 MILLION FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IN MISSISSIPPI

Miss. Senator Serves on MilCon-VA Appropriations Panel that Crafted FY2026 Funding Measure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for committee passage of an FY2026 appropriations bill that will direct $60 million in military construction funds to Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA)...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CUT $9.0 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET

Senate Approves Budget Rescissions Package Sought by President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, early this morning voted for Senate passage of a budget rescissions bill (HR.4) to trim $9.0 billion from the federal budget, reductions sought by President Trump to stop wasteful spending in major foreign aid programs.

“I consider this vote a signal that we...

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY26 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Miss. Senator Worked to Advance Miss. Agriculture, Rural & Nutrition Interests in Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped provide unanimous committee approval of funding legislation that would direct funding and support for agricultural and rural development needs in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, which drafted the FY2026 Agriculture...

Lawmakers, Farm Groups Praise Release of Economic Aid

Progressive Farmer

Lawmakers, Farm Groups Praise Release of Economic Aid

By  Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor @ChrisClaytonDTN

Lawmakers and farm groups offered their praise Tuesday for USDA announcing the signup for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) while also noting their...

USDA: Farmers can apply Wednesday for economic disaster aid

The Hagstrom Report

USDA: Farmers can apply Wednesday for economic disaster aid

By JERRY HAGSTROM

Agriculture Department officials told reporters today that farmers can begin applying Wednesday for the $10 billion in economic disaster aid that Congress passed as part of an end-of-the-year funding...