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.
ARMY CORPS AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH ON ENLARGING YAZOO BACKWATER LEVEE
ARMY CORPS AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH ON ENLARGING YAZOO BACKWATER LEVEE
Miss. Senator Makes Case for Added Funding at Hearing to Review FY2024 Army Corps Budget Request
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Gains Army Corps Concurrence on Need to Enlarge Yazoo Backwater Levee.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates for Congress Funding Authorized Levee Enlargement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today gained a positive response from that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO PRESERVE CONSUMER CHOICE AS ENERGY DEPT. MOVES TO BLOCK GAS, PROPANE APPLIANCES
HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO PRESERVE CONSUMER CHOICE AS ENERGY DEPT. MOVES TO BLOCK GAS, PROPANE APPLIANCES
Miss. Senator Cosponsors Legislation, Signs Letter Challenging DOE ‘Backdoor Ban’ on Gas Stoves
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored legislation to counter federal agency efforts to eliminate gas appliances by preserving the ability of consumers to choose what type of stove, water heater, or furnace they want in their homes.
The Natural Gas Appliances...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS TIM SCOTT’S BILL TO PROTECT WORKERS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
HYDE-SMITH BACKS TIM SCOTT’S BILL TO PROTECT WORKERS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Landmark ‘Employee Rights Act’ Would Update Nation’s Labor Policies for the 21st Century
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday threw her support behind legislation to modernize the U.S. labor policies for the 21 century and away from policies that favor big labor over the interests of employees.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Employee Rights Act of 2023 (S.1201)...
Pump Plans Moving Forward
Delta Business Journal
Pump Plans Moving Forward
By Jack Criss
A proposed water management solution was presented in Vicksburg on May 4 to mitigate flooding in the South Delta. The Yazoo Pumps, long promoted by advocates and residents, now look to be finally completed in the near future...
Delta Council Addresses Rural Health Care
Clarksdale Press Register
Delta Council Addresses Rural Health Care
By Floyd Ingram
Small, out-patient hospitals are not the wave of the future – they are here.
One of the nation’s top healthcare experts told those gathered for the Delta Council’s annual meeting last week that big-box, multi...
Mississippi university graduates first class of Ag flight pathway students
Magnolia State Live
Mississippi university graduates first class of Ag flight pathway students
By Magnolia State Live
The first 10 students from the Commercial Aviation Department at Delta State University to graduate with an Agricultural Aviation Operations Career Pathway Certification were...