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HYDE-SMITH LEAD REPUBLICAN ON BILL TO IMPROVE RURAL WATER SYSTEM RESILIENCE, DISASTER RESPONSE

Bipartisan Measure Would Create Emergency Preparedness & Response Program for Water and Wastewater Utilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is the lead Republican on legislation introduced today to improve the ability of rural water and wastewater systems to prepare for and respond to natural disasters or other extreme weather events.

Hyde-Smith and U.S. Senator Catherine...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MISS. & U.S. RICE FROM INDIA, CHINA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) in introducing legislation to protect Mississippi and U.S. rice growers against dumping of government-subsidized product from India and China.

The Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act (S.743) would increase U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA...

HYDE-SMITH, WITNESSES SEE STARK FUTURE FOR PRODUCERS WITHOUT NEW FARM BILL

Ag Committee Hears from Senatobia Sweet Potato Farmer on Need for Stronger Specialty Crop Safety Net, H-2A Visa Reforms & Death Tax Repeal

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Mississippi Sweet Potato Farmer on Risks Without a New Farm Bill.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith, Witness Discuss How the Death Tax Harms the Agriculture Community.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Visits with Anna Rhinewalt of  Senatobia’s Sandy Ridge Farms...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO BEGIN OVERTURNING HARMFUL BIDEN ENERGY POLICIES

Senator Cosponsors Resolutions of Disapproval to Rescind Policies, Taxes Imposed to Restrict U.S. Energy Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cheered the start of a legislative effort to begin repealing certain Biden administration rules intended to curtail American oil and gas production, including future development in the Gulf of America.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Energy...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES ‘SAFER SHRIMP IMPORTS ACT’ 

Legislation Fits President’s MAHA Goals with Stricter FDA Inspection Requirements of Shrimp Imports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 90 percent Americans’ shrimp consumption coming from foreign sources, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced legislation to ensure the quality of imported shrimp and significantly strengthen federal inspection standards of those imports.

The Safer Shrimp Imports Act (S.667) would require overseas shrimp...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BUDGET BLUEPRINT TO ACHIEVE TRUMP DEFENSE, BORDER & ENERGY AGENDA

Republican Budget Resolution Cuts Wasteful Spending to Pay for Investments in National Defense, Border Security & U.S. Energy Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) early Friday morning supported Senate passage of a Republican-led budget resolution that sets the stage to enact President Trump’s agenda to secure U.S. borders, fortify the nation’s military, and undo the previous...