Senator Hyde-Smith supports common-sense, patient-centered health care reforms to help Mississippi families afford health insurance coverage without expanding the government’s role in providing health care.  As she has throughout her public career, the Senator has maintained a sharp focus on improving rural health care.

Senator Hyde-Smith appreciates the role of the state’s universities to support federal research on better prevention and treatment efforts on chronic diseases, like diabetes, that affect Mississippians disproportionally.


HYDE-SMITH, SCHIFF INTRODUCE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND MARKETS FOR AG PRODUCERS

HYDE-SMITH, SCHIFF INTRODUCE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND MARKETS FOR AG PRODUCERS

Legislation Aims to Improve Resiliency by Building Out the Middle of the Food Supply Chain

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. food supply chains and expand markets for agricultural producers, particularly small and mid-sized operations.

The American Food Supply Chain...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO CAP OUT-OF-POCKET INSULIN COSTS 

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO CAP OUT-OF-POCKET INSULIN COSTS 

INSULIN Act Would Limit Out-of-Pocket Cost at $35, Reinforce Patient Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday agreed to cosponsor bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of insulin, reinforce patient protections, and make the lifesaving medicine more accessible for Mississippians living with diabetes.

The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now ...

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS HEALTH CARE DELAYS AS INSURERS GET INBETWEEN PATIENTS & THEIR DOCTORS

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS HEALTH CARE DELAYS AS INSURERS GET INBETWEEN PATIENTS & THEIR DOCTORS

Hyde-Smith Delivers Floor Speech Encouraging Congress to Act on Two Bipartisan Bills to Curb Prior Authorization Requirements

060826 Prior Authorization Speech
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Urges Colleagues to Act on Legislation to Place Restrictions on Prior Authorization Power Held by Health Insurance Companies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sharply criticized the use of prior authorization by health...

Mississippi senators urge USDA to protect catfish from viruses

WJTV-TV Jackson

Mississippi senators urge USDA to protect catfish from viruses

By Sethanie Smith

WASHINGTON (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take action to mitigate the threat posed by two viruses to farm...

INSULIN Act would limit out-of-pocket costs to $35 monthly

Brookhaven Daily Leader

INSULIN Act would limit out-of-pocket costs to $35 monthly

By Daily Leader Staff

Legislation now in the U.S. Senate would lower the cost of insulin for patients with diabetes, as well as reinforce patient protections.

Senate Bill 4189, The Improving Needed Safeguards for...

PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT

PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 13
(Senate - January 22, 2025) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, this is an incredibly special week 
for pro-life Americans. We have welcomed back a life-affirming 
administration with the second inauguration of President Donald Trump.

 ...

SENATE RESOLUTION 30 -- HONORING MISSISSIPPI'S GESTATIONAL AGE ACT

SENATE RESOLUTION 30 -- HONORING MISSISSIPPI'S GESTATIONAL AGE ACT

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 13
(Senate - January 22, 2025) PDF

Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Marshall, 
Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Banks) submitted the following 
resolution; which was...

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 3612

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 3612 (Executive Calendar)

Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 36
(Senate - February 28, 2024) PDF

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Reserving the right to object.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.

Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam...