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 RENEWS EFFORT TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM DISCRIMINATION
HYDE-SMITH RENEWS EFFORT TO PROTECT PRO-LIFE HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM DISCRIMINATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today renewed her support for legislation to protect all healthcare providers from government discrimination if they decline to participate in abortions.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Conscience Protection Act of 2021, which provides a private right of action for pro-life victims of discrimination. She cosponsored the same measure...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $11.6 MILLION IN CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $11.6 MILLION IN CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS
FAA Airport Coronavirus Response Grants Offer Support to 63 Facilities Statewide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic disruption because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards were funded in the...
HYDE-SMITH 117th CONGRESS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS SET, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP POSITION ON NEW APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
HYDE-SMITH 117th CONGRESS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS SET, INCLUDING NEW LEADERSHIP POSITION ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Miss. Senator Retains Spots on Four Committees, Including Appropriations and Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she will be the ranking member on the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee as part of Senate committee assignments being set for the 117th Congress.
“The 50-50 split in...
Bipartisan Majority In Senate Back Expanding Telehealth Access
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Bipartisan Majority In Senate Back Expanding Telehealth Access
By Kate Polit
A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021, which would expand coverage of telehealth services...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith back bill that could provide Jackson with millions to restore water system
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith back bill that could provide Jackson with millions to restore water system
By Anthony Warren
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker were among the 89 members of the U.S. Senate who voted in favor of a bill that would...
Mississippi Senate delegation backing bill to expand telehealth access
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Mississippi Senate delegation backing bill to expand telehealth access
By Steven Gagliano
Mississippi’s Senate delegation is backing a bill to expand access to telehealth services beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bipartisan ‘Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary...