Photo of Brookhaven, a rural town

Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong.  The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care.  She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically.  The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $1.49 MILLION GRANT FOR VIRTUAL REALITY JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $1.49 MILLION GRANT FOR VIRTUAL REALITY JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE

Appalachian Regional Commission Grant to MSU Will Benefit Youth in Five East Mississippi Counties 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of a $1.49 million grant for Mississippi State University (MSU) to broaden virtual reality workforce training in five East Mississippi counties.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded...

UPDATE: SENATE APPROVES BILL COSPONSORED BY HYDE-SMITH TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT

UPDATE: SENATE APPROVES BILL COSPONSORED BY HYDE-SMITH TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce unanimous Senate approval of S.623, the Sunshine Protection Act.  Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of this legislation to make Daylight Saving Time the new, permanent standard time. 

The Senate-passed bill, which still requires House passage and the President’s signature, would delay implementation until Nov. 20, 2023...

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

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 VOTES TO COMPLETE FY2022 APPROPRIATIONS CYCLE

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO COMPLETE FY2022 APPROPRIATIONS CYCLE

Blames Nearly Six-Month Delay on Biden & Far-Left Dems Insistence on Cutting National Security Budget and Adding Progressive Poison Pill Riders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for a measure to increase national security funding and support federal programs through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022, in addition to making important investments in...

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

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

031022 ENR Energy Security Hearing
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...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION CONDEMNING HBCU BOMB THREATS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION CONDEMNING HBCU BOMB THREATS

Bipartisan Measure Reaffirms Support for Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution they cosponsored that condemns threats of violence against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and reaffirms support for the students at those...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST WELCOME $32.7 MILLION AWARD FOR MISS. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST WELCOME $32.7 MILLION AWARD FOR MISS. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE

NTIA Awards Grant to 10 Projects Serving 12,487 Households in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today praised the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) award of $32.7 million to expand broadband infrastructure in Mississippi.

The grant, sought by the State of Mississippi...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES NEW EV MANUFACTURING MISSION FOR NISSAN CANTON

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES NEW EV MANUFACTURING MISSION FOR NISSAN CANTON

Nissan Leadership Met with Hyde-Smith Wednesday to Discuss the New Investment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement praising the Nissan Motor’s new electric vehicle investment in its Canton manufacturing facility, as well as the state and local collaboration supporting the plant transformation.

“Nissan’s plans to launch electric vehicle production in Madison County...

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

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Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

By Becky Gillette

There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...