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.
Supplemental Disaster Bill Passes Senate, House Set to Pass on June 3
Delta Council E-News
Supplemental Disaster Bill Passes Senate, House Set to Pass on June 3
A Supplemental Disaster Bill, long in the works, was agreed to by leadership of the House and Senate this week, with a nod from the White House that it would be signed. On Thursday, the bill passed the...
Josh Gottheimer touts increase in federal grants to NJ towns
North Jersey Record
Josh Gottheimer touts increase in federal grants to NJ towns
By Terrence Mcdonald
Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is touting his office’s efforts to win more federal grants for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, saying in Oradell on Monday that the district received 35%...
USDA Rural Development grant awarded to 11 Mississippi communities
WCBI-TV Columbus
USDA Rural Development grant awarded to 11 Mississippi communities
By Sydney Franklin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRESS RELEASE) – Eleven Mississippi communities were awarded money for community projects through a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.
Senator Roger Wicker and Senator...