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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:  $667,000 AWARDED TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.

HYDE-SMITH:  $667,000 AWARDED 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 the award of more than $667,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for projects in Mississippi to combat agricultural pests and diseases.

The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support a series of Mississippi-based programs...

HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES KEY STEP FOR YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS, RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED

HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES KEY STEP FOR YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS, RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED

Miss. Senator Signals Readiness to Move Long-Sought Flood Control Project to Construction

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Celebrates ‘Record of Decision’ Signing for Yazoo Backwater Pumps.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated the signing of a Record of Decision (ROD) that clears the way for the construction of a long-sought flood control project for the Yazoo Backwater Area—a...

SEN. HYDE-SMITH, REP. BARR RENEW BID TO TRIGGER BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS

SEN. HYDE-SMITH, REP. BARR RENEW BID TO TRIGGER BANK FORMATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS

New Bicameral Bill Introduced to Spur Community Banking Growth, Stop Decline in Banking Options for Many Mississippians

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) today reignited their effort to increase the approval for new banks to provide financial and banking services in rural and other underserved areas.

Hyde-Smith and Barr today introduced the...

Republicans seek to repeal CFPB 1071 rule with legislation

Dodd-Frank Update

Republicans seek to repeal CFPB 1071 rule with legislation

Consumer Protection, Inside the Beltway
Tuesday, February 18, 2025   

Congressional Republicans expressed support for legislation to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) small-business lending rule...