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.
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Hyde-Smith highlights the importance of agriculture to Mississippi's economy.
Share
More from Cindy Hyde-Smith
Aug 18, 2026
I am again supporting this commonsense legislation because closing this ‘catch and release’ loophole will ultimately keep dangerous illegals detained instead of being freed to put law-abiding Americans, law enforcement, and our communities…
Dec 4, 2025
I rise to call attention to a critical safety issue that affects every American who travels our roads and highways. Across the country, we are seeing a disturbing rise in deadly accidents involving large commercial trucks driven by…
Jul 14, 2025
it is a profound honor to pay tribute to the late U.S. Air Force Colonel Carlyle Smith ``Smitty'' Harris of Tupelo, Mississippi, an American hero who spent 8 years as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam. A courageous Air Force pilot who was shot…
Feb 10, 2025
The American people have made it clear that they want their hard-earned tax dollars to work for them, not those who are in our country illegally.
Other voices in this conversation
