The statement appears to be a direct quote or paraphrase from a Utility Dive article dated 2026-04-30 reporting on Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's comments. Without access to the original Utility Dive article to verify the exact wording and context, I cannot definitively confirm the quote is accurate, but there is no obvious factual contradiction in the statement as presented. The confidence is moderate because it relies on a secondary source (Utility Dive) from the specified date.

The statement attributes a quote to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with a future date of 2026-04-30; no verifiable record exists of her making such remarks on that date, and the claim cannot be confirmed as true.

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The statement refers to a future date (April 30, 2026) that hasn't occurred yet, making it impossible to verify as factually accurate.