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, HAGERTY MOVE TO STOP PANDEMIC-ERA BURDEN ON LANDLORDS & PROPERTY OWNERS

HYDE-SMITH, HAGERTY MOVE TO STOP PANDEMIC-ERA BURDEN ON LANDLORDS & PROPERTY OWNERS

Introduce ‘Respect State Housing Laws Act’ to End Federal Eviction Notice Requirement, Return Responsibility to States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) have introduced legislation to restore the right of states and localities to regulate eviction policies by striking a federal pandemic-era requirement that continues to roil the rental market years after the...

HYDE-SMITH, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZE CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH

HYDE-SMITH, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZE CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH

Senators Want Statutory Authorization to Keep Focus on Rural Health Needs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced legislation to build on their efforts to bring a sharper focus on rural health needs by permanently authorizing the Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The bipartisan Rural Health Focus...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO DEFEND AMERICANS’ RIGHT TO PRIVACY

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO DEFEND AMERICANS’ RIGHT TO PRIVACY

Bill Would Eliminate Fines for Refusing to Respond to Intrusive Census Bureau Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday signed as an original cosponsor of legislation to eliminate federal punishments that could be imposed on Mississippians who refuse to respond to an annual government survey.

The Freedom from Government Surveys Act (S.265), introduced by U.S. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho...

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Calhoun (Ala.) Journal

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Lee Evancho

Washington D.C. – With Mother’s Day on the horizon, a group of U.S. Senators, led by Katie Britt of Alabama, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, has introduced the More Opportunities...

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

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At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

By Ariel Cohen, CQ

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf Wednesday urged lawmakers to back the agency's new spending on food safety, arguing it is more crucial than ever given the potential spread of the H5N1 avian flu...