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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.


HYDE-SMITH:  FEDS TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO STEM AQUACULTURE LOSSES FROM AVIAN PREDATORS

HYDE-SMITH:  FEDS TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO STEM AQUACULTURE LOSSES FROM AVIAN PREDATORS

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Notice to Increase Cormorant Removals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, today welcomed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) action to increase the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to combat predatory birds that consume millions of dollars of fish every year.

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HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES SUSTAINABLE BROADBAND NETWORKS FOR RURAL CONSUMERS

HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES SUSTAINABLE BROADBAND NETWORKS FOR RURAL CONSUMERS

Miss. Senator Among 48 Senators Who Want FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Rule that Keeps Pace with Demand, Advances in Technology

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 48 Senators who are pressing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize sustainable rural broadband networks as the agency considers rules in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) proceeding.

In a letter to FCC...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM

Miss. Senator Cosponsored Bill that Supports Historic Sites in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with her colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to approve legislation to reauthorize a battlefield preservation program utilized in Mississippi to save historic sites.

Hyde-Smith cosponsored the Preserving American’s Battlefields Act of 2019 (S.225...

Mental health to get $659K in federal funds

McComb Enterprise-Journal 

Mental health to get $659K in federal funds

June 4, 2020

Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex in McComb will receive $659,092 in Federal Communications Commission funds to expand telemedicine offerings during the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...

USDA food box program delivers 5m boxes

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USDA food box program delivers 5m boxes

First round of $1 billion in Farmers to Families Food Box Program funding ends June 30, with some contracts extended starting June 15.

Bu Jacqui Fatka

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more...