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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BILL
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BILL
Bipartisan Legislation Authorizing Land Transfer for Visitor Center, Structural Improvements Headed to the President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated unanimous Senate approval of the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act, clearing it to be sent to President Trump.
This legislation (HR.4467) directs the U.S...
HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE ADVANCE LONG-AWAITED FARM BILL
HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE ADVANCE LONG-AWAITED FARM BILL
Miss. Senator Calls on Democrats to Help Move Measure Toward Senate Passage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with a majority of the Senate Agriculture Committee to approve the Farm Bill 2.0, clearing a pathway for the full Senate to debate the long-awaited and long-overdue legislation.
Committee passage of the Agricultural Act of 2026, or Farm Bill 2.0, was a continuation of an August 6 markup that...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.75 MILLION TO HELP 20 MISS. RURAL HOSPITALS SUSTAIN WORKFORCE
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.75 MILLION TO HELP 20 MISS. RURAL HOSPITALS SUSTAIN WORKFORCE
Hyde-Smith Avid Supporter of Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program, Encouraged Miss. Hospitals to Apply
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 20 rural hospitals and health providers in Mississippi will receive federal grant funding through a program created to help them sustain their workforces and continue to provide care.
Hyde-Smith, as a member of the Senate...
Housing on Deck: Knight Development poised to help Grenada County grow
Grenada Star
Housing on Deck: Knight Development poised to help Grenada County grow
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher
If you build it, they will come. That's exactly what the Greater Grenada Partnership (GGP) is banking on after adding Knight Development to its lineup of strategic players poised to...
USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
Seafood Source
USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
By Nathan Strout
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued nearly USD 20 million (EUR 17.2 million) in awards for catfish products, which it will use for federal nutrition programs like national school lunches.
The...
Federal funds boost UMMC telehealth for rural residents
WJTV-TV Jackson
Federal funds boost UMMC telehealth for rural residents
By Miracle Jennings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), alongside U.S. Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), announced a $4.25 million federal award to the University of...
WINTER STORM FERN (Executive Calendar)
WINTER STORM FERN (Executive Calendar)
Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 25
(Senate - February 4, 2026) PDF
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sheehy). The other distinguished Senator
from Mississippi.
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I join my colleague Senator Roger
Wicker to draw the attention...
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 203
(Senate - December 4, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to call attention to a
critical safety issue that affects every American who travels our roads
and highways.
Across the country, we are seeing a...
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--American Agriculture
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--American Agriculture
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 170
(Senate - October 15, 2025) PDF
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
American Agriculture
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to highlight a growing
crisis that threatens our farmers...