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HYDE-SMITH 116th CONGRESS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS SET, INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP

Miss. Senator Retains Appropriations, Agriculture & Rules Posts, Joins Energy and Natural Resources Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she will use her expanded committee assignments in the 116th Congress, including chairmanship of an appropriations subcommittee, to accomplish more for Mississippi.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved resolutions...

SENATORS URGE HHS TO ENFORCE SEPARATE ABORTION FEE PAYMENT REQUIREMENT

Lawmakers Urge Agency to Clarify Illegality of Obama Implementation of Affordable Care Act with Hidden Abortion Surcharge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fourteen Senators, led by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), today encouraged the Trump administration to move forward with a final rule that would ensure pro-life consumers enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans aren’t subsidizing abortion services.
 

In a letter...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BALANCED BUDGET RESOLUTION

Miss. Senator’s First Legislation of 116th Congress Would Amend the Constitution to Force Annual Balanced Federal Budgets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In one of her first acts in the new 116th Congress, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced legislation to require the President and Congress to enact annual balanced budgets.

S.J.Res.3 is a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution requiring the President to submit, and...