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.

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HYDE-SMITH RENEWS EFFORT TO STOP LIBERAL STATES FROM FORCING AMERICANS TO SUBSIDIZE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS EFFORT TO STOP LIBERAL STATES FROM FORCING AMERICANS TO SUBSIDIZE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today renewed an effort to ensure the long-term integrity of Medicaid by preventing liberal states like California from forcing American citizens in other states to subsidize state programs that expand Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Protect Medicaid Act, which...

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HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND CHANGES TO UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN RULE

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND CHANGES TO UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN RULE

HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement Embraces Negligent Vetting Standards for Minors, While Muzzling Whistleblowers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is among a group of 39 Republican Senators demanding the Biden administration rewrite a proposed rule that would allow unvetted, potentially criminal sponsors to gain custody of...

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PRO-LIFE LAWMAKERS OPPOSE PROPOSED HHS RULE TARGETING PREGNANCY CENTERS

PRO-LIFE LAWMAKERS OPPOSE PROPOSED HHS RULE TARGETING PREGNANCY CENTERS

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Rep. Chris Smith & Colleagues Oppose Rule to Restrict TANF Funds Use for Alternatives to Abortions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.-04), chairs of the Senate and House Pro-Life Caucuses, respectively, are leading bicameral opposition to a proposed rule that targets the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)...

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