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.


SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

Resolution Will Help More Americans Learn About Accessing Care Through Telehealth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) designating September 15-21 as “Telehealth Awareness Week.” 

S.Res.417 recognizes that telehealth has helped millions of Americans across the country access quality health care and has become a critical...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH RESOLUTION

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week introduced a Senate resolution designating September as “National Infant Mortality Awareness Month” to raise greater public awareness of the problem and support for efforts to reduce such tragedies.

The resolution, among other things, highlights several programs like the Newborn Supply Kit that are being deployed to reduce the rates of infant mortality...

Senate spending panel advances Labor-HHS-Education bill

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Senate spending panel advances Labor-HHS-Education bill

By Sandhya Raman, Mark Schoeff Jr. and Jacob Fulton, CQ

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved its fiscal 2026 spending bill, as amended, that would provide about $197 billion in discretionary funding for the...

PREGNANCY CENTERS

PREGNANCY CENTERS

Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 12
(Senate - January 23, 2024) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to tell you the story of one 
of my constituents named Hannah. When faced with an unplanned 
pregnancy, Hannah chose life for her baby with the help of a pregnancy 
cent...

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 631

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 631

Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 108
(Senate - June 21, 2023) PDF

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection?
  
  The Senator from Mississippi.
  
  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, this bill presents a solution in 
search of a problem. Unfortunately, it...

MARCH FOR LIFE

MARCH FOR LIFE

Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 15
(Senate - January 24, 2023) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, this past Friday, tens of thousands 
of pro-life Americans came to Washington, DC, to march for the 50th 
consecutive year to be a voice for the voiceless. They marched because 
t...