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 JOINS BILL TO PROMOTE PHARMACIST-DELIVERED MEDICAL CARE FOR SENIORS

HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL TO PROMOTE PHARMACIST-DELIVERED MEDICAL CARE FOR SENIORS

Cosponsors Bipartisan Grassley Bill to Improve Access to Care in Rural, Underserved Areas 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to allow pharmacists in rural and underserved areas to offer basic health care services to Medicare beneficiaries.

The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act...

HYDE-SMITH, LANKFORD LEAD LETTERS TO PHARMACIES ON ABORTION DRUG DISTRIBUTION

HYDE-SMITH, LANKFORD LEAD LETTERS TO PHARMACIES ON ABORTION DRUG DISTRIBUTION

Letters Advise Companies of Federal, State Laws Restricting Distribution of Abortion Drugs 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) led colleagues in letters to seven major U.S. pharmacies that warn them of their obligations under federal and state laws, including longstanding federal laws that criminalize the mailing and interstate shipment of abortion drugs.

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HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT

Measure Holds Big Tech Accountable, Gives Parents & Kids Tools to Ward Off Harmful Content

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored comprehensive legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable.

The Kids Online Safety Act of 2023 (S.1409) seeks to provide young people and parents with the tools, safeguards, and transparency they need to protect against online harms, while requiring social...

Lawmakers push back on Biden’s attack on religious freedom

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Lawmakers push back on Biden’s attack on religious freedom

By Dan Fagan

Congressional Republicans are drawing a line in the sand on what appears to be another audacious attack on the religious freedom of Americans by President Joe Biden. 

Twenty-Six Republican Senators and House...

Permanent daylight saving time bill gets renewed push in Congress

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Permanent daylight saving time bill gets renewed push in Congress

The Sunshine Protection Act stalled in the House after it passed the Senate last year by unanimous consent.

By Christina Zhao

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has reintroduced legislation to make daylight saving time permanent...