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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 SAYS MISSISSIPPIANS PROTECTED BY TRUMP’S GUTTING OF CLEAN POWER PLAN

HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISSISSIPPIANS PROTECTED BY TRUMP’S GUTTING OF CLEAN POWER PLAN

New ‘Affordable Clean Energy’ Rule Would Restore States’ Regulatory Powers for Carbon Emissions

Hyde-Smith Audio Clip:  http://bit.ly/2MnM1oN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asserted that President Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule to restore the rights of states to regulate carbon emissions should protect Mississippians from threatened power plant closings and rate hikes...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMONSENSE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROCESSES STARTED BY TRUMP EPA

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMONSENSE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROCESSES STARTED BY TRUMP EPA
 
At Budget Review Hearing, Miss. Senator Addresses Pesticide Regulations, Pascagoula Superfund Site

 

Senator Hyde-Smith on Pesticide Regulations

Watch:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Pesticide Regulations https://youtu.be/T93WrXpVuJE
Watch:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Pascagoula Superfund Site https://youtu.be/ItMKjHdMKX8
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt...

HYDE-SMITH STRESSES FARM SAFETY NET & RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT ‘STATE OF RURAL AMERICA’ HEARING

HYDE-SMITH STRESSES FARM SAFETY NET & RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT ‘STATE OF RURAL AMERICA’ HEARING
 

Senator Hyde-Smith at ‘State of Rural America’ Hearing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the importance of a farm safety net and rural infrastructure development during her first hearing as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
 
Hyde-Smith posed several questions to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who was the sole witness at a...

USDA announces $470m in food purchases

Feedstuffs

USDA announces $470m in food purchases

Purchases included $120 million in dairy products, $30 million each in pork products, chicken, and catfish products and $50 million in turkey products.

By Jacqui Fatka

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Monday details of $470...

U.S. officials award $5.5M for Gulf Coast train service

The Associated Press

U.S. officials award $5.5M for Gulf Coast train service

The Associated Press 

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Plans to restore passenger train service along the Gulf Coast are getting a big boost.

Members of Congress from Mississippi announced Friday that the Federal Railroad...

Telehealth’s expansion may be here to stay

Roll Call 

Telehealth’s expansion may be here to stay
 
VIDEO

By Gopal Ratnam and Jinitzail Hernandez

As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York City hospitals, intensive care specialists more than 350 miles away at the University of Pittsburgh...