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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 AGAIN JUMPS AT CHANCE TO END ‘SPRING FORWARD’ ‘FALL BACK’ RIGMAROLE

HYDE-SMITH AGAIN JUMPS AT CHANCE TO END ‘SPRING FORWARD’ ‘FALL BACK’ RIGMAROLE

Cosponsors Senator Rubio’s New ‘Sunshine Protection Act’ to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the nation prepares to change their clocks next weekend, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week again threw her support behind the effort to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the United States.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023 (S...

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES CONSERVATION, FORESTRY IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW FARM BILL

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES CONSERVATION, FORESTRY IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW FARM BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today advocated for a more streamlined application process to encourage more agricultural producers to enroll in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs.

Hyde-Smith participated in another Senate Agriculture Committee hearing related to crafting a 2023 Farm Bill.  Terry Crosby, a Tallahatchie County native and chief of the Natural Resources...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PUSH TO PRESERVE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR RURAL HOSPITALS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PUSH TO PRESERVE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR RURAL HOSPITALS

Bipartisan Senate Group Wants to Avoid September Expiration of Low Wage Index Hospital Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are part of a bipartisan effort to secure a four-year extension of a Medicare policy that allows rural hospitals to continue delivering quality care to their communities.    

The Mississippi Senators and 12 of their colleagues signed a...

Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps

Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)

Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps

By Hank Burdine

I am a Commissioner on the Mississippi Levee Board and a private land owner who lives very close to the backwater area of the South Delta. Much has been said regarding the need for a comprehensive plan for...