Rural Communities

HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION OVERTURNING BIDEN RULE TO SHUT DOWN SMALL OIL & GAS PRODUCERS

Cosponsors Resolution to Stop BLM Rule Imposing Crushing Lease Bonds on Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined an effort to overturn a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule that accelerates the Biden administration’s assault on the U.S. oil and gas industry.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, cosponsored a...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS ARKABUTLA DAM FIX PRIORITIZED, LOOKS TO FALL FOR MAJOR MOVES ON YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS

Senator Focuses on Critical Mississippi Flood Control Projects at Army Corps Budget Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials regarding prioritizing two important Mississippi flood control projects, the Arkabutla Lake dam and the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps.

Hyde-Smith focused on the two...

HYDE-SMITH HELPS INTRODUCE ‘MOMS ACT’

Cosponsors Legislation Aimed at Building Culture of Life, Supporting Women & Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday helped introduce legislation to provide critical support to women during typically challenging phases of motherhood:  prenatal, postpartum, and early childhood development.

Introduced in advance of Mother’s Day by U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act...