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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.


SENATORS PRESS COMMERCE DEPT. TO ENFORCE ANTIDUMPING LAWS TO ENSURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR U.S. CATFISH

SENATORS PRESS COMMERCE DEPT. TO ENFORCE ANTIDUMPING LAWS TO ENSURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR U.S. CATFISH

Lawmakers Protest International Trade Administration Deferential Treatment of Vietnamese Exporter

Lawmakers Protest International Trade Administration Deferential Treatment of Vietnamese Exporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight U.S. Senators, led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), today called on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to implement U.S. antidumping laws strongly and impartially to ensure U.S. catfish producers are competing on a level playing field.

Hyde-Smith, along with...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS $730,559 GRANT WILL SUPPORT WORKFORCE TRAINING IN MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH SAYS $730,559 GRANT WILL SUPPORT WORKFORCE TRAINING IN MISSISSIPPI

Appalachian Regional Commission Awards Partnership Grant to Promote Skilled Manufacturing Workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said a $730,559 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant will help ensure Mississippi increases its access to skilled workers for the state’s growing manufacturing sector.

ARC recently announced the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and...

HYDE-SMITH CREDITS TEAM EFFORT FOR JOINT ARMY CORPS-NORTH DESOTO AGREEMENT ON FLOOD RELIEF

HYDE-SMITH CREDITS TEAM EFFORT FOR JOINT ARMY CORPS-NORTH DESOTO AGREEMENT ON FLOOD RELIEF
 
Army Corps of Engineers, DeSoto County Sign Pact on North DeSoto County Storm Water Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study

 

Senator Hyde-Smith with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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HERNANDO, MISS. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today credited a team effort attitude that will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study on how best to address storm water runoff and flood risk abatement in...

Farmer: ‘We’ve got work to do’

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Farmer: ‘We’ve got work to do’

By Donna Campbell

Farmers farm when it’s hot, cold, dry, wet and bug infested. So they say they’re not going to let a COVID-19 outbreak come between them and their job.

“Coronavirus or no coronavirus, we’ve got work to do,” said Rep. Vince...

Senators Stress COVID-19 Relief for Agriculture

Ag News Wire

Senators Stress COVID-19 Relief for Agriculture

March 24, 2020

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) led a Senate colloquy Monday to outline the importance of supporting farmers, ranchers and rural America in legislation to provide relief from the impacts of COVID-19. Hoeven worked to include...

20 health centers receive federal funding for COVID-19 response

News Mississippi

20 health centers receive federal funding for COVID-19 response

By Steven Gagliano

As lawmakers in D.C. continue to work on the third coronavirus response package, funding from the first package continues to make its way to states, including Mississippi. 

On March 6, President...