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 REPORTS MISS. TIMBER BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE $15.7 MILLION IN PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
HYDE-SMITH REPORTS MISS. TIMBER BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE $15.7 MILLION IN PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
USDA Begins Distribution of Final Payments Associated with FY21 Funding Measures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin distributing more than $15.7 million to Mississippi timber harvesters and timber hauling businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
HYDE-SMITH AGAIN HITS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, DEMOCRATS FOR ROLE IN RISING ENERGY COSTS
HYDE-SMITH AGAIN HITS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, DEMOCRATS FOR ROLE IN RISING ENERGY COSTS
Americans Will Pay More to Heat Their Homes this Holiday Season
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Participates in Pre-Holiday News Conference on Rising Home Heating Costs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said Democrats’ failure to heed the “basic fundamentals of the economy” underlie the reason American families will pay more to heat their homes and fill their cars this holiday...
HYDE-SMITH BLASTS EPA DECISION TO STOP YAZOO PUMPS
HYDE-SMITH BLASTS EPA DECISION TO STOP YAZOO PUMPS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding action taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop a new effort to construct a flood control pumps project for the Yazoo Backwater Area of the Mississippi Delta:
“This is an absolutely terrible day for the people who live in the Mississippi Delta and an even sadder day for the country when an agency like the EPA refuses to...
Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps
Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)
Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps
By Hank Burdine
I am a Commissioner on the Mississippi Levee Board and a private land owner who lives very close to the backwater area of the South Delta. Much has been said regarding the need for a comprehensive plan for...
Supreme Court's Prop 12 decision could spark fresh state ballot initiatives
Agri-Pulse
Supreme Court's Prop 12 decision could spark fresh state ballot initiatives
By Steve Davies
The Supreme Court’s decision to allow California’s animal housing law to remain in place caused a furor in the pork industry and among farm-state lawmakers, who vowed to introduce legislation to...
Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?
Roll Call
Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?
Barrasso and Capito expect to mark up a bill after the debt ceiling deadline
By David Jordan
There is wide bipartisan consensus that Congress should make legislation to overhaul federal energy project permitting a priority. When...