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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.


MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly Winter Storm Fern struck the state from January 23 through January 27, 2026. 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R...

MISS. SENATORS COMMIT TO LONG RECOVERY AS MISSISSIPPI OVERCOMES WINTER STORM FERN

MISS. SENATORS COMMIT TO LONG RECOVERY AS MISSISSIPPI OVERCOMES WINTER STORM FERN

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VIDEO:  Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith Address Winter Storm Fern Damages and Recovery.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today affirmed their readiness to support additional federal aid to Mississippi as the state continues cleaning up and assessing damage caused by Winter Storm Fern.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith on Wednesday delivered floor speeches a day after...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ADVANCE ‘MAKING NATIONAL PARKS SAFER ACT’

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ADVANCE ‘MAKING NATIONAL PARKS SAFER ACT’

Hyde-Smith Cosponsored Bill to Improve 911 Emergency Call Service within National Parks System

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of legislation she cosponsored to improve public safety by updating 911 emergency call capabilities inside the National Park System.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that approved the Making National Parks...

Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Ask USDA To Purchase Surplus Catfish Products

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Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Ask USDA To Purchase Surplus Catfish Products
 
Leads Letter Asking Ag. Secretary to Approve Section 32 

The Daily Bullet - Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Vol. 38 No. 47

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her colleagues today endorsed a request...

Federal bill would help cope with ‘biomass bottleneck’

Payson (Ariz.) Roundup

Federal bill would help cope with ‘biomass bottleneck’

By Peter Aleshire

So a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) last week introduced a bill to help loggers haul away the tons of biomass left behind in forest restoration projects.

The initial price...