
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 RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
HYDE-SMITH RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
At Budget Review Hearing, CDC Director Also Agrees with Hyde-Smith Call for Greater Flexibility in Using CDC Funding

VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Advocates Office of Rural Health within CDC.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing rural health disparities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today recommended establishing an Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to begin...
Mississippi senator wants CDC to form new Office of Rural Health
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Mississippi senator wants CDC to form new Office of Rural Health
By Troy Johnson
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has called on the CDC to form an Office of Rural Health.
Hyde-Smith said millions of Americans, including Mississippians, were disproportionately hit during the pandemic due to a lack of health care resources.
"I believe establishing a new office of rural health within the Center for Disease Control would be an important way to support rural...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH OPPOSE BIDEN EFFORT TO DIRECT TAX DOLLARS TO ABORTION PROVIDERS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH OPPOSE BIDEN EFFORT TO DIRECT TAX DOLLARS TO ABORTION PROVIDERS
Miss. Senators & Colleagues Challenge Plan to Direct Tax Dollars to Abortion Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined 32 colleagues in opposition to the Biden administration’s efforts to direct tax dollars to abortion providers.
The lawmakers signed a comprehensive public comment letter that urges Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith join other Mississippi Republicans in opposing Biden vaccine mandate
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith join other Mississippi Republicans in opposing Biden vaccine mandate
By Bobby Harrison
Additional political leaders from Mississippi, the state with the nation’s highest COVID-19 fatality rate and one of the lowest vaccination rates, are joining the effort to...
Senate Republicans to formally disapprove, nullify Biden vaccine mandate on private employees
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Senate Republicans to formally disapprove, nullify Biden vaccine mandate on private employees
By Brooke Singman, Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: More than three dozen Senate Republicans are moving to formally disapprove and nullify President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employees Wednesday...
Lawmakers Tell Fully Vaccinated Federal Employees to Return to the Office
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Lawmakers Tell Fully Vaccinated Federal Employees to Return to the Office
A group of Senators said that it is time for all federal employees who are fully vaccinated to return to work in their agency offices.
By Ian Smith
A group of lawmakers have introduced legislation that would...