Golden Triangle

HYDE-SMITH SAYS H-2A VISA DELAYS, RED TAPE MUST BE FIXED TO HELP MISS. AG PRODUCERS

Acting Labor Sec. Tells Hyde-Smith Reorganization Will Improve Process to Hire Temporary Foreign Farm Laborers

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Labor Department Head Discuss H-2A Visa Program Reforms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need for the U.S. Department of Labor to improve its handling of an H-2A visa program now plagued by serious delays and regulatory...

SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 16 AS NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY

Hyde-Smith, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Resolution Encouraging Families to Explore America’s Parks & Public Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that designates, Saturday, May 16, as National Kids to Park Day to encourage children and families across the country to spend more time outdoors. 

The Kids to Parks Resolution (S.Res.734)...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES HUD TO USE MORE MASS TIMBER TO ACCELERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION

Hyde-Smith Chairs Appropriations Hearing to Assess FY2027 HUD Budget Request

VIDEO:  Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith Discusses Affordable Housing, Opportunity Zones, Foster Care Housing with HUD Secretary Scott Turner.
VIDEO: Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith’s Review of the FY2027 HUD Budget Request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) encouraged the U.S. Department of Housing and...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $20M FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS AT MISS. AIRPORTS

Two Dozen Mississippi Airports Will Receive Funds for Infrastructure, Safety Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today reported that 24 municipal airfields in Mississippi have been awarded just over $20 million for facility improvements.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the third...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXTEND RURAL HOSPITAL PROGRAM

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Provides Lifeline to Rural Communities, Including Six in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted bipartisan legislation she’s joined to extend a federal health program that provides a financial lifeline to rural hospitals, including six participating facilities in Mississippi.

The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization...

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 QUESTIONS INTERIOR SEC. ON OFFSHORE OVERSIGHT PLAN, NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY MAINTENANCE

FY27 Budget Proposes Reuniting Outer Continental Shelf Oversight Agencies

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Interior Secretary Burgum on FY2027 Budget Matters.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today endorsed the Trump administration’s plan to unify federal agency oversight for offshore energy production but also sought assurances that the proposal would not compromise...

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

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...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AG SEC. ENDORSEMENT OF HER ‘BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT’

“I Think This is a Gamechanger” for U.S. Cotton, Brooke Rollins Tells Hyde-Smith

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Ag Secretary Rollins Discuss the Buying American Cotton Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed and highlighted Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ endorsement of her Buying American Cotton Act (BACA), a policy bill to rebuild a sustainable market for U.S.-grown...