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.


TREASURY DEPT. AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH PUSH TO MAKE PUBLIC HOSPITALS ELIGIBLE FOR SBA COVID-19 FUNDS 

TREASURY DEPT. AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH PUSH TO MAKE PUBLIC HOSPITALS ELIGIBLE FOR SBA COVID-19 FUNDS 

Hyde-Smith Helps Lead Senate Advocacy for Distressed Public Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a U.S. Treasury decision making publicly-owned hospitals and similar care providers eligible to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued an interim final rule tha...

HYDE-SMITH:  CDC GIVES MISS. $6.5 MILLION TO BOOST COVID-19 TESTING, CONTACT TRACING & CONTAINMENT 

HYDE-SMITH:  CDC GIVES MISS. $6.5 MILLION TO BOOST COVID-19 TESTING, CONTACT TRACING & CONTAINMENT 

Miss. Senator Seeks To Maximize HHS & CDC Disease Report Framework as Critical Step to Reopening U.S. Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi will receive more than $6.5 million to build its COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and containment capacities as the nation takes steps to safely reopen the U.S. economy.

The Centers for Disease...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS FDA TO SANCTION COST-EFFECTIVE UMMC VENTILATOR

HYDE-SMITH ASKS FDA TO SANCTION COST-EFFECTIVE UMMC VENTILATOR 

Dr. Charles Robertson’s Innovative RV1 Awaits FDA Approval for Use during COVID-19 Emergency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its authority to approve the use of an innovative cost-effective ventilator developed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC.).

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, Hyde-Smith asked the...

Congress urged to expand COVID resources to tribal governments

KNSS Radio Wichita, Kan.

Congress urged to expand COVID resources to tribal governments

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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs – led a group of 11 Senators in urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House of Representatives...

Sen. Lankford Introduces PPP Forgiveness Bill

KWON Radio Bartlesville, Okla.

Sen. Lankford Introduces PPP Forgiveness Bill

By Garrett Giles

U.S. Senator for Oklahoma James Lankford announced on Monday that he joined North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer’s bipartisan Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act.

The act streamlines...