Senator Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer and the former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, understands the importance of the state’s $7.5 billion agricultural and forestry industries. As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Senator will work on legislation, programs, and policies to allow agriculture and related industries to grow in Mississippi and the nation.
The Senator’s record includes protecting private property rights against eminent domain abuses, helping to open foreign markets for Mississippi agricultural products, and supporting country-of-origin labeling.
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ADDITIONAL USDA PURCHASE OF GULF SHRIMP
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ADDITIONAL USDA PURCHASE OF GULF SHRIMP
Miss. Senator Asks Vilsack to Approve Section 32 Purchase to Ease Pressures on Domestic Shrimp Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve a request for additional federal purchases of wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico.
In a letter issued Thursday, Hyde-Smith asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve a domestic shrimp industry request for...
HYDE-SMITH, COTTON & SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN CHINESE SEAFOOD IMPORTS
HYDE-SMITH, COTTON & SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN CHINESE SEAFOOD IMPORTS
Bill Includes Ban on Aquaculture Products, Imposes Sanctions on Companies that Facilitate Imports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to ban U.S. imports of seafood and aquaculture products from China.
The Ban China’s Forbidden Operations in the Oceanic Domain (Ban C-FOOD) Act (S.3417) would also...
HYDE-SMITH, GUEST & EZELL SEEK CHANGES TO NEW USDA EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH, GUEST & EZELL SEEK CHANGES TO NEW USDA EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
Miss. Lawmakers Part of Bicameral Effort to Stop Flawed Payment Plan for Natural Disaster Losses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) are part of a bicameral effort calling on the Biden administration to abandon a long-delayed and deeply-flawed agricultural emergency relief program.
The Mississippi lawmakers signed a letter...
Senate appropriators push to authorize disaster recovery program
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Senate appropriators push to authorize disaster recovery program
By Caitlin Reilly, CQ
Senate appropriators drew attention Tuesday to the shortcomings of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s disaster recovery program caused by the ad hoc nature through which Congress funds...
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Co-Sponsors Farmers Freedom Act Bill
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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Co-Sponsors Farmers Freedom Act Bill
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The Daily Bullet - Vol. 31 No. 83
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has announced she has co-sponsored legislation to combat federal regulatory overreach as the Biden administration continues its...
Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money
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Dec. 7, 2023 – 11:22 a.m.
Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
The Agriculture Department's payment formula for the second phase of the emergency disaster relief program has sparked letters of concern from Republicans and a request for a...