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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 TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE
 
Senate Republicans Unite to Call for Halt to EPA/USACE Rulemaking until Supreme Court Decision 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), as part of a united Senate Republican Conference, are urging two federal agencies to suspend a pending rulemaking the jurisdictional definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court completes consideration of a case...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES FDA APPROVAL OF FIRST GENERIC OF RESTASIS

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES FDA APPROVAL OF FIRST GENERIC OF RESTASIS

Miss. Senator Long Critical of Company behind Skyrocketing Cost of Prescription Eye-Drop Medication

drug pricing speech

WATCH IT AGAIN:  In 2020, Hyde-Smith Cited Hard-hit Mississippians to Push for Prescription Drug Pricing Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a generic alternative to the eye-drop prescription drug Restasis, a decision she has long...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST CALL FOR MEDICARE TELEHEALTH BENEFITS EXTENSION

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST CALL FOR MEDICARE TELEHEALTH BENEFITS EXTENSION

Legislators Highlight Importance of Telehealth to Healthcare Access during Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today were among a group of 45 legislators calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services.

In a letter to congressional leadership, the legislators noted that a short-term...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH:  INVESTIGATE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ROLE IN ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE PARENTS PROTESTING EDUCATION POLICIES

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH:  INVESTIGATE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ROLE IN ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE PARENTS PROTESTING EDUCATION POLICIES 

Miss. Senators Among Senators Requesting Inspectors General Investigation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined colleagues in seeking an investigation into multiple coordinated efforts by the Biden Administration, the National School Boards Association (NSBA), and the National Education Association (NEA) to...

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

Delta Business Journal

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...

EPA overturns approval of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project

The Associated Press

EPA overturns approval of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project

By Leah Willingham

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it has overturned the approval of a massive flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta that officials said was...

Support Grows for Cattle Market Agreement

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Support Grows for Cattle Market Agreement

11/18/2021 | 12:53pm EST

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are announcing growing support for the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.

The...