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MISS. LAWMAKERS URGE BIDEN TO END COSTLY & HASTY TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest & Ezell Among 140 Lawmakers Seeking to Stop EPA Tailpipe Emissions Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) have signed a bicameral letter urging President Biden to withdraw an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rule that...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES SEEK EPA APPEAL OF DICAMBA COURT DECISION

With Planting Imminent in Southern States, Senators Also Seek Expanded Existing Stock Order on Widely-Used Herbicide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 20 Senators asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect farmers from losing certain dicamba-based crop protection tools used by cotton and soybean producers by appealing a recent adverse court decision.

Hyde-Smith, a member of the...

HYDE-SMITH BILL CLOSES LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWS ILLEGALS TO CLAIM CHILD TAX CREDITS UNFAIRLY

Introduces Legislation that Could Save Taxpayers Billions by Fixing Eligibility Formula

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to close a loophole that allows noncitizens to claim federal child tax credits, a fix that would save taxpayers billions of dollars a year.

The Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act (S.3798) would effectively standardize the...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DROP BILL TO RAMP UP PENALTIES FOR INMATE CELL PHONE USE

END CELLS Act Would Impose New Penalties for Detainees with Cell Phones, Those Who Provide Them

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), today introduced legislation intended to curb the use of contraband cell phones by prisoners to engage in criminal activities.

Hyde-Smith filed the END CELLS (Eliminate Non-approved Devices and...

HYDE-SMITH CALLS HOLD ON LNG EXPORT PROJECTS JUST ANOTHER ASPECT OF BIDEN’S DOMESTIC ENERGY TRAIN WRECK

White House’s Election-year LNG Pause Garners Bipartisan Blowback at Senate Energy Hearing

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Administration Rationale for Pausing LNG Exports.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today added her voice to bipartisan criticism that election-year politics are the impetus for the Biden administration’s surprise decision to pause permits...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $581,000 TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.

USDA Plant Protection Act Funds Will Support MSU, Miss. Dept. of Agriculture Efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will direct more than $581,000 to Mississippi in support of projects to combat pests and diseases that threaten the state’s agricultural foundation.

The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON BORDER CRISIS LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement regarding the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, the $118 billion compromise bill intended to address the Biden border crisis and national security needs:

“Most Americans understand that, since President Biden took office, the situation at our...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS DISASTER REFORESTATION ACT

Bipartisan Measure Would Help Forest Landowners Recover After Natural Disasters

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is supporting legislation to fix the federal tax code that unintentionally penalizes forest landowners who lose timber due to natural disasters.

Hyde-Smith has cosponsored the Disaster Reforestation Act (S.217), a bipartisan bill that would allow forest landowners to deduct the full value of timber destroyed...

SENATE APPROVES RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING 150th ANNIVERSARY OF BLUE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 

Hyde-Smith, Wicker Introduced Measure Honoring Tippah County-based Institution 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Blue Mountain Christian University.

The resolution (S.Res.538), which recognizes the university for its academic, faith-based, and...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT TO GIVE FARM FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES FAIR SHOT AT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

GAO Also Agrees to Investigate Ed Dept. Delayed & Faulty FAFSA Reform Rollout

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As colleges and students grapple with a botched student aid rollout, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined an effort to reverse recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that could reduce or even eliminate access to need-based student aid for farm...