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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 ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE

Army Corps FY2025 Work Plan Includes $136.5 Million Overall for Miss. Flood Control, Port Dredging, Other Water Resources-Related Works  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in FY2025 appropriations to Mississippi for work on 30 projects, including $32 million for mitigation requirements and pre...

HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO EXTEND, IMPROVE CSP & EQIP, POPULAR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

HYDE-SMITH LOOKS TO EXTEND, IMPROVE CSP & EQIP, POPULAR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

Miss. Witness Advocates for Programs Used in the Magnolia State for Soil Improvement, Flood Control

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Seeks Input on the Future of Popular USDA Conservation Programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today tackled the need to improve U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs that are popular among Mississippi producers and communities to improve...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT

Cosponsors Bill to Modernize Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Ease Affordable Housing Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, recently threw her support behind legislation to expand and strengthen a federal tax credit that has helped Mississippi build more affordable housing.

Hyde-Smith is among the 29 original...

Senator Wants CDL Drivers to Pass English Test

Delta News TV, Greenville

Senator Wants CDL Drivers to Pass English Test

Jun 23, 2025
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and a Senator from Kansas want anyone operating a commercial vehicle to pass a test for English proficiency before getting a license.

Hyde-Smith's...

County cuts ribbon on $19 million Agri-Ed Center

DeSoto Times-Tribune

County cuts ribbon on $19 million Agri-Ed Center

By Jake Lankford

Lee Caldwell came onto the Board of Supervisors in 2011 with a mission– to raise the money for and open an agricultural education center that will be the hub of agriculture in the county.

Twelve years later...