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: UMMC AWARDED PRESCRIPTION OPIOID ABUSE RESEARCH GRANT
HYDE-SMITH: UMMC AWARDED PRESCRIPTION OPIOID ABUSE RESEARCH GRANT
$663,080 Will Allow Continued Research as Miss. Overdose Deaths Rose in 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $663,080 grant to allow the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to continue research on deterrents to prescription opioid abuse.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, said last...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR CRIME VICTIMS FUND FIX
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR CRIME VICTIMS FUND FIX
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Replenish Key Victims of Crime Act Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for legislation to shore up funding for the Crime Victims Fund, a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant program that supports state-level programs that help crime victims.
The Senate voted unanimously to approve the bipartisan VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (HR.1652/S.611), a measure...
HYDE-SMITH: MISS. WANTS FLEXIBILITY IN USING SCHOOL ‘REOPENING’ FUNDS
HYDE-SMITH: MISS. WANTS FLEXIBILITY IN USING SCHOOL ‘REOPENING’ FUNDS
Education Sec. Cardona Says Dept. Welcomes Innovation in using COVID-related Education Funds
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Education Secretary on School Funding Flexibility.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought to ensure that Mississippi education officials and schools have flexibility to use significant new federal funding provided to “reopen schools,” despite most Mississippi...
Jack Ryan: In Search Of More Doctors
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Jack Ryan: In Search Of More Doctors
By Jack Ryan, columnist
Dr. Kevin Richardson, the chief medical officer at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, presented a fine program to the McComb Rotary Club last week.
He discussed the hospital’s efforts to become...
Hyde-Smith cosponsors bill to reclassify suppressors with regular firearms
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Hyde-Smith cosponsors bill to reclassify suppressors with regular firearms
By Daily Leader Staff
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, announced Monday she has cosponsored legislation to reform the regulation of suppressors and make them more available to...
Sen. Hyde-Smith wants agreement on future of pumping station
WJTV-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith wants agreement on future of pumping station
By Rachel Hernandez
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and United States Army Corps of Engineers officials are looking for the next step for the Yazoo Backwater Area.
At a Senate...