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TREASURY DEPT. AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH PUSH TO MAKE PUBLIC HOSPITALS ELIGIBLE FOR SBA COVID-19 FUNDS 

Hyde-Smith Helps Lead Senate Advocacy for Distressed Public Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a U.S. Treasury decision making publicly-owned hospitals and similar care providers eligible to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued an interim final rule tha...

HYDE-SMITH:  CDC GIVES MISS. $6.5 MILLION TO BOOST COVID-19 TESTING, CONTACT TRACING & CONTAINMENT 

Miss. Senator Seeks To Maximize HHS & CDC Disease Report Framework as Critical Step to Reopening U.S. Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi will receive more than $6.5 million to build its COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and containment capacities as the nation takes steps to safely reopen the U.S. economy.

The Centers for Disease...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS FDA TO SANCTION COST-EFFECTIVE UMMC VENTILATOR 

Dr. Charles Robertson’s Innovative RV1 Awaits FDA Approval for Use during COVID-19 Emergency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its authority to approve the use of an innovative cost-effective ventilator developed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC.).

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, Hyde-Smith asked the...