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Cindy Hyde-Smith: “Mississippi's Number 1 industry is agriculture. It employs roughly 30 percent of the State's work force and contributes…”

On the recordApril 23, 2018
Mississippi's Number 1 industry is agriculture. It employs roughly 30 percent of the State's work force and contributes more than $7.5 billion to the economy on an annual basis.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · Mississippi

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Hyde-Smith highlights the importance of agriculture to Mississippi's economy.

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