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 SIGNS ONTO ANTI-CARBON TAX RESOLUTION
HYDE-SMITH SIGNS ONTO ANTI-CARBON TAX RESOLUTION
Levying Global Warming Tax Would Penalize Workers by Undercutting Domestic Energy, Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a resolution in opposition of a carbon tax on the basis that it would ultimately penalize American workers by undercutting domestic energy production and manufacturing.
The anti-carbon tax resolution, authored by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), also encourages...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO SLAM BRAKES ON RADICAL BIDEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO SLAM BRAKES ON RADICAL BIDEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE
Miss. Senators Cosponsor CARS Act to Stop EPA Rule and Protect Consumer Choice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are cosponsoring legislation to slam the brakes on a sweeping tailpipe emissions rule and other Biden administration regulations that seek to limit consumer vehicle choice and push American drivers to buy pricey electric vehicles (EVs).
Wicker...
HYDE-SMITH LEADS CHALLENGE TO EPA RODENTICIDE RESTRICTIONS
HYDE-SMITH LEADS CHALLENGE TO EPA RODENTICIDE RESTRICTIONS
In Letter, 17 Senators Warn EPA Limitations Could Endanger Food Supply, Public Health, Property
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led her colleagues in challenging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to restrict the use of rodenticides, claiming the proposed mitigation measures could endanger the nation’s food supply, public health, and property.
Hyde-Smith authored a letter signed by 16...
Senators ask HHS, Labor to extend comment period for H-2A program
The Hagstrom Report
Senators ask HHS, Labor to extend comment period for H-2A program
The Hagstrom Report
Friday, November 3, 2023 | Volume 13 Number 219
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., has led a bipartisan group of senators to ask the Health and Human Services Department and the Labor Department...
Hyde-Smith Leads Bipartisan Group Seeking Longer Comment Period on Major Ag Worker Program Reforms
American Ag Network
Hyde-Smith Leads Bipartisan Group Seeking Longer Comment Period on Major Ag Worker Program Reforms
By Jesse Allen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is leading a bipartisan group of Senators in asking two federal agencies to give farmers and ranchers...
How Did Democrats Lose Control of State Agriculture Policy?
New York Times
How Did Democrats Lose Control of State Agriculture Policy?
Democrats once dominated statewide elections for the influential post of agriculture commissioner. Now they’re hoping to win just one.
By David W. Chen
Jonathan Robertson was preparing to start the workday on his family...