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 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...

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...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA DECISION TO BUY UP TO $36 MILLION IN GULF SHRIMP

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA DECISION TO BUY UP TO $36 MILLION IN GULF SHRIMP

Following Hyde-Smith Request, USDA Approves Section 32 Program Purchase of Wild-Caught Shrimp Products 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase up to $36 million in Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic wild-caught shrimp products for distribution to various nutrition assistance programs, including charitable institutions.

The...

Black vultures and government red tape targeted by Sen. Mullin

Oklahoma Energy Today

Black vultures and government red tape targeted by Sen. Mullin

Oklahoma Energy Today

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin and two others in the Senate have their sights set on black vultures—-yes, turkey buzzards. And they have the support of a variety of agriculture groups.

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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...