East Central Region

SENS. HYDE-SMITH & KING INTRODUCE ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACT’

Bipartisan Bill Would Set First Federal Criminal Penalties for Violence Against Healthcare Workers 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Angus King (I-Maine) on Monday introduced legislation to address escalating incidences of violence against healthcare workers by establishing federal criminal penalties for assaulting hospital employees.

The bipartisan Save Healthcare Workers Act (S.1600) would help...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES WANT TO ENCOURAGE ORGAN DONATIONS BY PROTECTING DONORS

Bill Introduced to Shield Living Donors from Denied Coverage, Higher Insurance Premiums

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing legislation to encourage organ donations by shielding donors from the threat of losing or paying more on health insurance premiums.

The Living Donor Protection Act (S.1552) would protect the rights of...

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE ADDRESS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH OUTLOOK AS NIH CHANGES LOOM

Miss. Senator Looks at Possible Effects for UMMC, Jackson Heart Study, University-based Research

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Explores Outlook for Biomedical Research in Mississippi Amid Possible Budget Changes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today explored how potential changes in National Institutes of Health budgeting could affect biomedical research activities in Mississippi, where such...