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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.


Forks of the Road funding approved by Congress

Natchez Democrat

Forks of the Road funding approved by Congress

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NATCHEZ — The long-awaited Forks of the Road Slave Market District of the Natchez National Historic Park is one step closer to reality.

Monday night, Congress overwhelmingly approved funding needed to complete the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $11.6 MILLION IN CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $11.6 MILLION IN CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

FAA Airport Coronavirus Response Grants Offer Support to 63 Facilities Statewide 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic disruption because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards were funded in the...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES AGAINST NEARLY $2 TRILLION DEMOCRAT BUDGET FRAMEWORK

HYDE-SMITH VOTES AGAINST NEARLY $2 TRILLION DEMOCRAT BUDGET FRAMEWORK

Miss. Senator Says Measure Veiled as COVID-19 Relief, But Really a Backdoor Scheme for Big Government

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) early Friday morning voted against a Senate Democrat budget resolution that she criticized as a backdoor scheme for liberal big government spending.

The Senate approved the FY2021 Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res.5) on a strictly party-line vote (51-50), signaling a...

HYDE-SMITH CRITIQUES BIDEN ENERGY POLICY ACTIONS THAT COST JOBS, TARGET STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES

HYDE-SMITH CRITIQUES BIDEN ENERGY POLICY ACTIONS THAT COST JOBS, TARGET STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES

020321 Energy Floor Speech
SPEECH:  Hyde-Smith Critiques President Biden’s Energy Policy Actions.
VIDEO CLIP:  Hyde-Smith Critiques President Biden’s Energy Policy Actions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today offered a somber critique of President Biden’s early energy policy actions, decrying the loss of jobs and policy shifts already taking place in the first weeks of the administration.

Hyde-Smith...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE NOMINATION OF TOM VILSACK TO LEAD USDA

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE NOMINATION OF TOM VILSACK TO LEAD USDA

Miss. Senator Addresses Rising Fertilizer Costs, Expanding Forestry & Wood Products Markets at Confirmation Hearing

020221 Vilsack Hearing
VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Questions Agriculture Secretary-nominee Tom Vilsack at Confirmation Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance the nomination of former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to assume that same position within the Biden Administration.

Hyde-Smith...

MISS. LAWMAKERS APPLAUD $32 MILLION GRANT TO MEMA FOR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION

MISS. LAWMAKERS APPLAUD $32 MILLION GRANT TO MEMA FOR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today applauded a $32 million Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts. 

“This additional funding for vaccine distribution is great news for...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BILL TO BLOCK BIDEN ENERGY BAN

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BILL TO BLOCK BIDEN ENERGY BAN

Miss. Senators Work to Protect Thousands of Energy Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2021.

The POWER Act would prohibit the President or his Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH STAND WITH AMERICAN WORKERS, FARMERS & BUSINESSES

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH STAND WITH AMERICAN WORKERS, FARMERS & BUSINESSES

Miss. Senators Defend Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a resolution urging the Senate to uphold the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

The resolution was introduced in response to President Joe Biden’s executive order revoking President Trump’s directive to rescind the Obama...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH RENEW SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION FUNDING PROTECTION ACT

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH RENEW SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION FUNDING PROTECTION ACT

Reintroduced Measure Would Protect Offshore Energy Production and Associated Conservation and Economic Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today renewed their support of the Conservation Funding Protection Act, legislation that would protect jobs, energy exploration, and conservation initiatives along the Gulf Coast.

The Mississippi lawmakers joined Senator John...

HYDE-SMITH:  ADDITIONAL $63.6 MILLION FOR ARMY CORPS WORK IN MISS., INCLUDING $9.2 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS

HYDE-SMITH:  ADDITIONAL $63.6 MILLION FOR ARMY CORPS WORK IN MISS., INCLUDING $9.2 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS

Additional Funding for 17 Projects Will Aid Community Wastewater Projects, Harbor Dredging, Flood Control Works

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing an additional $63.6 million in FY2021 funding to Mississippi for work on 17 projects, including $9.2 million for pre-construction project...