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 COSPONSORS CONSCIENCE PROTECTION ACT
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS CONSCIENCE PROTECTION ACT
Measure Would Protect Healthcare Providers Who Choose Not to Take Part in Abortions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation to protect healthcare providers who decline to take part in abortion or abortion coverage.
Hyde-Smith has joined as a cosponsor of the Conscience Protection Act (S.301), which would protect healthcare providers, health insurance plans and other entities from...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA PLAN TO PURCHASE SURPLUS FARM-RAISED CATFISH
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES USDA PLAN TO PURCHASE SURPLUS FARM-RAISED CATFISH
USDA Section 32 Buy Will Boost Domestic Industry, Offset Spending on Federal Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, today said Mississippi will benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to purchase $20 million worth of surplus U.S. farm-raised catfish.
“Section 32” is a permanently authorized program which allows the...
HYDE-SMITH DISAPPOINTED IN SENATE VOTE ALLOWING D.C. TO REVIVE OBAMACARE MANDATE
HYDE-SMITH DISAPPOINTED IN SENATE VOTE ALLOWING D.C. TO REVIVE OBAMACARE MANDATE
Hyde-Smith Cosponsored Cruz Amendment to Block D.C. Healthcare Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed disappointment in a Senate vote against an amendment she cosponsored to block the District of Columbia from reviving the much-maligned Obamacare individual mandate.
Hyde-Smith was an original cosponsor of an amendment introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to stop...
Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk
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Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk
By Steven Gagliano
* This article has been updated to reflect that President Trump has signed the bill into law.
Shortly after Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, President Trump...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?
By Frank Corder
Mississippi’s U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both voted late Wednesday evening for the $2 trillion bipartisan legislation to support American families, workers, and businesses through...
Senate unanimously passes $2 trillion stimulus package
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Senate unanimously passes $2 trillion stimulus package
By Steven Gagliano
The Senate has passed a $2 trillion stimulus package in response to the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus outbreak.
With the support of Mississippi’s Senators, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief...