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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 ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure DOE Policy Doesn’t Hurt Domestic Transformer Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to set realistic energy efficiency standards that help stabilize domestic transformer manufacturing in order to meet increasing demand without undermining American steel production, electricity distributors...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BIPARTISAN CALL FOR PERMANENT ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BIPARTISAN CALL FOR PERMANENT ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES 

Telehealth Access Set to Expire at the End of the Year, Rural Mississippians Stand to Lose

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with Congress to ensure Medicare beneficiaries maintain access to telehealth.

Medicare beneficiaries have...

HYDE-SMITH LEADS EFFORT TO PROTECT U.S. CATFISH GROWERS, STOP FLOOD OF VIETNAMESE IMPORTS 

HYDE-SMITH LEADS EFFORT TO PROTECT U.S. CATFISH GROWERS, STOP FLOOD OF VIETNAMESE IMPORTS 

Eight Senators Sign Letter Challenging Draft Commerce Dept. Anti-Dumping Order Giving Unprecedented Blanket Relief to All Vietnam Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led colleagues in warning the Biden administration of the disastrous economic outlook for U.S. catfish farmers and processers if it adopts a preliminary decision to significantly reduce antidumping...

U.S. Senate honors Vicksburg’s 200th anniversary

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U.S. Senate honors Vicksburg’s 200th anniversary

By Sethanie Smith

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) celebrated Senate passage of their resolution commemorating the bicentennial and historical significance of the City of...

Reviving Community Banking By Lifting Barriers To New Banks

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Reviving Community Banking By Lifting Barriers To New Banks

By Patricia Patnode and Ari Patinkin

Americans have far fewer banks to choose from than they once did. The American banking industry has consolidated, with the number of U.S. banks falling from more than 8,000 to less...