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 SUPPORTS HISTORIC COVID-19 RELIEF BILL
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS HISTORIC COVID-19 RELIEF BILL
Senator Critical of Days-Long Delay as Dems Pushed Liberal Agenda Irrelevant to Fighting Pandemic or Helping the American People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) tonight voted for historic legislation to provide crucial resources for the U.S. health care system, small businesses, food providers, workers and families as the nation grapples with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
Hyde-Smith, a member of the...
WITH COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE STALLED, HYDE-SMITH STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF AID FOR U.S AGRICULTURE
WITH COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE STALLED, HYDE-SMITH STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF AID FOR U.S AGRICULTURE
“We Are Going To Be Able To Feed This Country, But Only If We Keep The Farmers In Business,” Miss. Senator Says
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Stresses Importance of Agriculture in Phase 3 COVID-19 Relief Package.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today argued for sustaining agriculture production in Mississippi and the United States with provisions in a Phase 3 Coronavirus Disease...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO PROTECT CATTLE GROWERS FROM DEALERS WHO DEFAULT
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO PROTECT CATTLE GROWERS FROM DEALERS WHO DEFAULT
Miss. Senator Signs as Original Cosponsor of the Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is an original cosponsor of legislation to help protect cattle growers from dealers who default on their payments.
The Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act (S.3419) would establish dealer statutory trusts, much like the statutory trusts now...
$14.1M awarded to Alcorn & Pontotoc counties for rural water improvements
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$14.1M awarded to Alcorn & Pontotoc counties for rural water improvements
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Monday, Alcorn and Pontotoc counties were awarded the amount of $14.1 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and loan funding for water infrastructure improvements.
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Senators urge cotton, textiles assistance under COVID-19 relief
Home Textiles Today
Senators urge cotton, textiles assistance under COVID-19 relief
Home Textiles Today Staff • July 15, 2020
Washington – Two U.S. Senators are leading a bipartisan push to include aid for the cotton and textile industries in the next COVID-19 relief package.
Senators Thom...
Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Cotton Grower
Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
By Cotton Grower Staff
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) recently led a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging...