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 STATEMENT ON VOTE FOR CORONAVIRUS FUNDING BILL
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON VOTE FOR CORONAVIRUS FUNDING BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement after her vote to send President Trump the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act:
“The overwhelming vote for this package indicates strong support for a government-wide response to the coronavirus situation, meaning we must have federal, state, and local coordination and cooperation.”
The package, passed on a...
HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO INCLUDE TELEHEALTH PROVISION IN CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUNDING PACKAGE
HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO INCLUDE TELEHEALTH PROVISION IN CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUNDING PACKAGE
Senate & House Appropriators Reach Agreement on Resources to Contain, Treat COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the emergency funding package negotiated by congressional appropriators to combat the coronavirus includes a provision to ensure treatment options through telehealth technologies.
Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Telehealth Working Group, worked to...
HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN
HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN
Hyde-Smith and 14 Other Senators Question Ability of Brazil to Meet U.S. Food Safety Standards Consistently
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of Senators who are suggesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture may need a complete verification process before lifting a ban on Brazilian raw beef imports.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, signed a letter to...
Trump Administration Invests More Than $16 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Mississippi
Y’all Politics
Trump Administration Invests More Than $16 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Mississippi
CARES Act ReConnect Funding to Connect 878 Rural Households to HighSpeed Broadband
By Frank Corder
The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of...
Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Cotton Grower
Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
By Cotton Grower Staff
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) recently led a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging...
Future COVID-19 relief requested for chicken farmers
Lewes (Del.) Cape Gazette
Future COVID-19 relief requested for chicken farmers
July 14, 2020
The American Farm Bureau Federation has joined in advocacy efforts to encourage future relief aid for chicken farmers dealing with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With several months of input...