HYDE-SMITH SAYS NEW MAHA REPORT BEGINS TO REFLECT FARM REALITIES, URGES CONTINUED VIGILANCE

HYDE-SMITH SAYS NEW MAHA REPORT BEGINS TO REFLECT FARM REALITIES, URGES CONTINUED VIGILANCE

Miss. Senator Encourages MAHA Commission to Embrace Proposals that Help, Not Harm Farmers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today credited the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission for recognizing the real-world importance of crop protection tools that the nation's agricultural producers need to succeed but urged continued vigilance against anti-agriculture interests that may attempt to steer the movement going forward.

Hyde-Smith, who has consistently raised concerns about misrepresentation of crop protection tools in the MAHA Commission's initial report, offered the following assessment of the newly-released MAHA "Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy" report released today:

"Since the release of the initial MAHA report in May, I've been vocal about efforts by anti-agriculture interests to steer the MAHA agenda in a direction that undermines sound science, risk-based regulatory processes, and President Trump's pro-farmer policies. I raised these concerns directly with Secretary Kennedy, emphasizing that American agriculture, modern farming practices, and key crop protection tools were unfairly targeted in that initial, loosely compiled assessment.

"While I still have concerns about certain aspects of this latest report, I'm encouraged to see the Commission now proposing ideas that are grounded in reality. The report also acknowledges the strength of the rigorous EPA regulatory frameworks for crop protection, frameworks that are widely considered the global gold standard. The agriculture community has worked hard to educate the Commission on why upholding these standards is important to achieve greater health outcomes in our country.

"It's vital that producers continue to have a seat at the table to ensure that their voices and concerns are heard and addressed throughout this process.

"I will always be concerned about farmers' access to well-regulated tools and technologies that allow them to produce a safe, healthy, and affordable food supply. There is still much work to be done, but this strategy is improved from where we began."

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