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Senator Hyde-Smith knows dependence on foreign oil poses economic and national security risks for the United States.  The Senator supports responsible exploration and production of Mississippi’s and the nation’s energy resources, including the development of new technologies to support the production of biofuels and other energy sources.

Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of conservation and good stewardship of our natural resources.  She supports balanced and responsible resource management policies to ensure Mississippi’s forests, wetlands, and coastal region remain assets for future generations to enjoy.


HYDE-SMITH DISSATISFIED WITH INTERIOR DEPT. INACTION ON OFFSHORE ENERGY LEASES

HYDE-SMITH DISSATISFIED WITH INTERIOR DEPT. INACTION ON OFFSHORE ENERGY LEASES

At Hearing, Senator Challenges Interior Sec. on Complying with Federal Ruling to Resume Lease Sales

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Interior Secretary on Offshore Energy Production.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed dissatisfaction with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s lack of action to resume offshore energy leasing activities after a federal court overruled President...

HYDE-SMITH ASSERTS PAST ECO-TERRORISM LINKS, LACK OF VERACITY SHOULD DISQUALIFY BLM NOMINEE

HYDE-SMITH ASSERTS PAST ECO-TERRORISM LINKS, LACK OF VERACITY SHOULD DISQUALIFY BLM NOMINEE

Senator Critical of Senate Dems Move to Confirm Tracy Stone-Manning Despite Ongoing Controversies, Unanswered Questions

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers Remarks on Controversial BLM Nominee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Senate Democrats moved to confirm President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today argued Tracy Stone-Manning’s...

LAND ACQUIRED FOR LODGE AND CONFERENCE CENTER ON LAKE OKHISSA

(NOTE: The Scenic Rivers Development Alliance issued the following news release on Friday, July 16.)

LAND ACQUIRED FOR LODGE AND CONFERENCE CENTER ON LAKE OKHISSA

July 16, 2021

Meadville, MS (Press Release) - Scenic Rivers Development Alliance today announced the acquisition of approximately 150 acres of land along the shoreline of Lake Okhissa in Southwest Mississippi from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Scenic Rivers Development Alliance is a body politic of the State of Mississippi, which...

MS senators call for National Women in Agriculture Day

Vicksburg Daily News

MS senators call for National Women in Agriculture Day

March 24, 2022
By Staff Reports

As part of Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) cosponsored a bipartisan resolution to designate Mar. 24...

Illinois senator proposes requiring oil companies to keep prices down

WGN-TV Chicago/Nexstar

Illinois senator proposes requiring oil companies to keep prices down

Nexstar

By Raquel Martin

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — With Americans paying more at the pump, Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on the root of the problem and therefore aren’t on the same page about solutions.

D...

Gautier gets $2.77 million for water improvements

Mississippi Press

Gautier gets $2.77 million for water improvements

By Warren Kulo

GAUTIER, Mississippi -- The 2022 federal appropriations package signed into law March 11 includes nearly $3 million in funding for the City of Gautier to make improvements to its water systems.

The $2.77 million...