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.
Farm Progress
Debt ceiling bill clears Senate
Biden set to sign the bill into law.
By Joshua Baethge
The Senate voted late Thursday to approve legislation previously passed by the House to suspend the debt limit. The bill passed by a margin of 63-to-36 with 31 Republicans and five Democrats...
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE TACKLE LOOMING ELECTRIC RELIABILITY PROBLEMS
Policies Targeting Natural Gas, Coal Creates Risks of Greater Outages, Rolling Blackouts
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions the Risks of Inaction to Fix Nation’s Electric Grid Problems.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and her colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today examined how Biden administration energy policies increasingly put the nation’s electric grid at risk...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ANNOUNCE ‘KIDS TO PARKS DAY’ RESOLUTION
Bipartisan Measure Encourages Youth to Enjoy the Outdoors More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced their bipartisan resolution that encourages children to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 20, 2023, as National Kids to Parks Day.
First celebrated by the National Park Trust, the 13th annual Kids to Parks Day marks the beginning of a...
HYDE-SMITH FOCUSES ON STATES’ ROLES IN ENERGY PROJECTS OF ‘NATIONAL INTEREST’
Senate Energy Committee Hearing Examines Permitting Reform Process for Energy Projects
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Focuses on States’ Roles in Energy Projects of “National Interest”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today focused on the rights of states in approving energy projects within their borders as Congress renews efforts to reform the federal permitting process to help ensure the...
HYDE-SMITH WANTS MORE AG PERSPECTIVES CONSIDERED IN EPA PESTICIDE REVIEWS
Miss. Senator Asks Nominee to Commit to Improving USDA-EPA Coordination
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses USDA-EPA Interaction on Pest Control Regulations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a commitment from a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nominee to ensure agriculture interests are truly considered as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the pesticides...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS CREDIT OPTIONS, RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS KEY TO FUTURE OF U.S. AGRICULTURE
Hyde-Smith Subcommittee Conducts Second Farm Bill Hearing on Risk Management
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith on Agricultural Producers’ Access to Affordable and Flexible Credit Options.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Witnesses.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith’s Opening Statement.
TEXT: Senator Hyde-Smith’s Opening Statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH RESPOND TO YAZOO BACKWATER AREA WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
Miss. Senators Will Host Media Availability in Vicksburg Friday
Click here to download video of Senator Wicker and Senator Hyde-Smith’s reaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today responded to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement of a preferred approach to solve flooding in the Yazoo Backwater...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES PRODUCER INPUT ON IMPROVING FARM SAFETY NET
Hyde-Smith Subcommittee Conducts First of Two Farm Bill Hearings, Tunica Cotton Farmer Testifies
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Updating the Farm Safety Net.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Seeks Input from Witnesses.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith’s Opening Statement.
TEXT: Senator Hyde-Smith’s Opening Statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped lead a 2023 Farm Bill hearing to receive...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT AMERICAN TAXPAYERS
‘IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act’ Offered as Agency Begins Hiring 87,000 More IRS Agents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation that would help protect taxpayers from being strong armed into accepting settlements under the threat of financial penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.
The IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act (S.1249) was introduced by U...
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...
