Energy and Environment

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON BIDEN’S 2023 ‘BIG ON SPENDING, BIG ON TAX INCREASES’ BUDGET 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the FY2023 budget blueprint unveiled by President Biden on Monday:

“President Biden’s new budget doubles down on the failed priorities he and fellow Democrats attempted to force on the nation last year.  His fiscal year 2023 plan is again big on spending...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT FLOOD INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS

Measure Would Give Policyholders Options in New FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 Flood Insurance Rate Scheme

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to give policyholders more options as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares for a nationwide implementation of its new National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premium rate structure this week.

The Homeowner Flood Insurance...

HYDE-SMITH DEBUNKS BIDEN, DEM. BLAME GAME ON HIGHER ENERGY PRICES

Miss. Senator, Colleagues Say More American Production, Not Litany of Anti-Energy Polices, Would Help Americans

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Says Mississippians, Americans Suffer for Biden and Democrats Anti-Energy Policies.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses the Media at Gas Prices News Conference.
CHART:  Gas Prices Soar Under Biden.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today disparaged efforts by...

MISS. SENATORS CALL FOR NATIONAL WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE DAY

Cosponsor Bipartisan Resolution Designating March 24 as Day to Honor Women in Ag

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a bipartisan resolution to designate March 24 as “National Women in Agriculture Day.”

The resolution seeks to honor both women who lead farming operations, and those who work in various...

MISS. SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE TORNADO FORECASTING FOLLOWING DEVASTATING OUTBREAK 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), today introduced the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. 

The TORNADO Act (S.3817)...

HYDE-SMITH CONTENDS MAXIMUM U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION NEEDED FOR NATIONAL, GLOBAL SECURITY

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Experts at Hearing on Energy Security.
PHOTO:  Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Hyde-Smith.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today pressed energy experts on how the United States should maximize domestic oil and gas production to help stabilize energy prices and strengthen the nation’s energy security.

Hyde-Smith on...

HYDE-SMITH, ENERGY COLLEAGUES GIVE BIDEN PLAN TO REGAIN AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE

Ten-point Plan Includes Conducting Offshore Lease Sales, Increasing LNG Exports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined her Republican colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee to provide President Biden with a plan to regain American energy dominance.

The Senators made their energy recommendations in a letter to Biden that outlines the 10 steps the...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

‘No Amount of Rhetoric Will Convince the American People that Things are Better for us Since President Biden Took Office.’

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses the State of the Union.
FULL VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses the State of the Union.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) tonight issued a critical assessment of the state of the American union one year into the Biden presidency.

“Tonight is not an evening...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

“I congratulate Judge Jackson on being the first African American woman nominated to serve on the Supreme Court.

“The advice...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT BILL TO USE AMERICAN ENERGY TO REDUCE GLOBAL DEPENDENCE ON RUSSIA

Legislation Requires More U.S. Production to Supplement Energy Needs of Allies, Including Those Stressed by Russian Invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored legislation that would ramp up U.S. natural gas production in order to reduce global dependence on Russian energy sources.

The Energy Security Cooperation With...