HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES FOR MISS. DEFENSE FACILITIES IN LONG-RANGE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PLANNING
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Reviews FY2026 DoD Military Construction Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought assurances that the U.S. Department of Defense properly considers the “smaller, but strategically-essential installations” in long-term...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS ‘EVERYTHING WILL BE BETTER OFF’ AS ARMY CORPS COMMITS TO BUILDING YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Reviews Yazoo Pump Outlook with Army Corps Officials.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today asserted “everything will be better off” as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials provided her with commitments that the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project is moving forward.
Hyde-Smith addressed the outlook for the...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND AN END TO BIDEN-ERA FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Miss. Senators Join Colleagues in Warning FEMA of Fallout for Homeowners, Communities Without Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined colleagues in demanding the Federal Emergency Management Agency end Risk Rating 2.0, the Biden-era flood insurance policy that has caused premiums to skyrocket and thousands of homeowners to abandon their policies.
Wicker and...
HYDE-SMITH RE-UPS SUPPORT FOR BILL TO COMBAT OBESITY EPIDEMIC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has renewed her support for legislation to prevent diseases associated with obesity through expanded coverage of new health care specialists and chronic weight management medications for Medicare recipients.
Hyde-Smith has again cosponsored the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), which was reintroduced by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) on Thursday. Hyde-Smith, who...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO MAKE AMERICAN HARDWOOD, PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL TAX CREDIT
The ‘Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act’ Would Enhance Local Forest Economies, Benefit Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to allow consumers to claim a tax credit for purchasing solid American hardwood products for their homes, a measure intended to shore up a hard-hit American industry made up of small sawmills and family-owned...
USDA NOMINEE TELLS HYDE-SMITH OKHISSA LAKE MODEL IS ‘BRILLIANT’
Citing Okhissa Lake, Hyde-Smith Questions Nominee on Targeted USFS Land Transfers for Economic Development
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions USDA Nominee on Rural Development and the Forest Service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed optimism after President Trump’s pick to oversee the U.S. Forest Service called the land transfer model for the Okhissa Lake development project in Franklin...
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE ADVANCE ‘WHOLE MILK FOR HEALTHY KIDS ACT’
Senate Ag Committee Approves Bipartisan Bill to Expand Healthy Milk Options in Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to approve bipartisan legislation she cosponsored to allow schools to again serve whole and reduced-fat milk as part of the National School Lunch Program.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, which voted to advance the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.222...
HYDE-SMITH, EDUCATION SEC. AGREE PELL GRANTS SHOULD SUPPORT SHORT-TERM JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
Hyde-Smith Focuses on Workforce Development during Dept. of Education Budget Review Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Education Secretary Linda McMahon today agreed to work together to reach a long-sought goal of allowing students to use Pell...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO SAVE FAMILY FARMS FROM THE FEDERAL ‘DEATH TAX’
The ‘HERITAGE Act’ Updates IRS Valuation Limits to Allow More Families to Keep Their Farms After a Family Death
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced the HERITAGE Act, legislation to ensure family farms and ranches can survive by helping heirs avoid having to sell productive farmland to pay federal estate or “death” taxes.
Hyde-Smith’s Helping Ensure Rural Inheritance Transfers...
HYDE-SMITH BILL AIMS TO INCREASE THE USE OF U.S. COTTON WITH NEW TAX CREDIT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her introduction of legislation to create a tax credit that incentivizes the consumption of more products made with U.S.-grown cotton.
The Buying American Cotton Act (S.1919) would authorize transferable tax credits on the sale of cotton products, including but not limited to apparel, home textiles, and nonwovens that are either fully...
