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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 COMMITTEE APPROVES $20.7 MILLION TO ADVANCE YAZOO PUMPS

HYDE-SMITH COMMITTEE APPROVES $20.7 MILLION TO ADVANCE YAZOO PUMPS

FY2022 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill Set for Full Senate Consideration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced committee passage of an appropriations measure that includes funding to support flood control and water infrastructure projects in Mississippi, including $20.7 million to advance the Yazoo Backwater Area Project.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Energy and Water...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2022 AG APPROPRIATIONS BILL

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2022 AG APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Committee Approves Bill with Supplemental Assistance Linked to 2020 & 2021 Flooding, Other Natural Disasters

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with the Senate Appropriations Committee to advance a funding measure that supports agricultural interests in Mississippi, including supplemental disaster assistance for producers adversely affected by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.

Hyde-Smith, who...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO MITIGATE DANGERS POSED BY TREE SPIKING

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO MITIGATE DANGERS POSED BY TREE SPIKING

Bill Intended to Help Protect Firefighters, Loggers & Sawmill Workers from Eco-Terrorist Tree Spikes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she is cosponsoring the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act, a measure to protect firefighters, loggers, and sawmill workers against dangers posed by trees spiked by eco-terrorists.

The tree spiking involves hammering a metal or ceramic rod into tree trunks in...

Mississippi leaders react to Supreme Court EPA ruling

WTOK-TV Meridian

Mississippi leaders react to Supreme Court EPA ruling

By WTOK Staff

JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday the U. S. Supreme Court ‘struck a major blow against President Biden’s radical Green New Deal agenda’ with its ruling in the West Virginia vs...

More Than $140M in Road Projects Underway in Forrest Co.

Pine Belt News

More Than $140M in Road Projects Underway in Forrest Co.

By Haskel Burns

Four major road projects totaling just under $143 million are underway in Forrest County – from safety improvements, interchange construction and mill overlay – under the purview of the Mississippi Department...