East Central Region

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

Resolution Will Help More Americans Learn About Accessing Care Through Telehealth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) designating September 15-21 as “Telehealth Awareness Week.” 

S.Res.417 recognizes that telehealth has helped millions of Americans across the country access quality health care and has become a critical...

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT FOR ‘EQUAL CAMPUS ACCESS ACT’

Miss. Senator Cosponsors Bill to Safeguard Students’ Freedom of Faith and Association on College Campuses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing legislation to ensure public colleges and universities cannot withhold recognition, access to facilities, or other benefits from religious student organizations.

The Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 (S...

HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES EMERGENCY PINE BEETLE RESPONSE LEGISLATION

Bipartisan Legislation to Help Landowners, Communities, Industry Overcome Pine Beetle Infestations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced her bipartisan bill to help private landowners, timber cutting and hauling businesses, and local municipalities respond to forest-related disasters, including the pine beetle that has laid waste to vast swaths of southern forests.

The Emergency Pine...