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, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CODIFY LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF MALE & FEMALE

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CODIFY LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF MALE & FEMALE

Legislation Would Stop Biden-Harris Radical Gender Policies, Codify Legal Definitions of Male, Female, and Sex Based on Biology

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation to codify the legal definitions of male and female.

The Defining Male and Female Act of 2024 (S.5356) would establish clear, biologically-based...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON AGRICULTURE SECRETARY POSITION

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON AGRICULTURE SECRETARY POSITION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the possibility of being asked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Agriculture:

“It’s an honor to be mentioned as a potential nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, but my plans are to remain in the Senate and continue to deliver for the people of Mississippi.  As a former state agriculture commissioner and with my...

UNDER PRESSURE FROM HYDE-SMITH & GRASSLEY, CMS MOVES TO ADD MORE RURAL HOSPITALS TO KEY SUPPORT PROGRAM

UNDER PRESSURE FROM HYDE-SMITH & GRASSLEY, CMS MOVES TO ADD MORE RURAL HOSPITALS TO KEY SUPPORT PROGRAM

Senators Advocated for Full Use of Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed a decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to open more slots for rural hospitals to join the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program.

CMS has indicated it will develop a...

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

CQ News

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...

Opposition widespread to giving illegal immigrants a child tax credit

Washington Examiner

Opposition widespread to giving illegal immigrants a child tax credit

By Paul Bedard

In the latest sign of anger over President Joe Biden’s open borders agenda that has welcomed a record number of illegal immigrants, the public is turning against granting child tax credits to...