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 INTRODUCE BILL OFFERING TAX RELIEF FOR PREGNANT MOMS
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL OFFERING TAX RELIEF FOR PREGNANT MOMS
Legislation Would Make Pregnant Women Eligible for Child Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today signed on as an original cosponsor of the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act that would allow pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children.
Introduced Monday by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), the legislation builds on the expanded Child Tax Credit...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST CALL FOR MEDICARE TELEHEALTH BENEFITS EXTENSION
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST CALL FOR MEDICARE TELEHEALTH BENEFITS EXTENSION
Legislators Highlight Importance of Telehealth to Healthcare Access during Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today were among a group of 45 legislators calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services.
In a letter to congressional leadership, the legislators noted that a short-term...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REVERSE 'BIASED, PARTIAL, AND UNJUST' NATIONAL LIVER DISTRIBUTION POLICY
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REVERSE 'BIASED, PARTIAL, AND UNJUST' NATIONAL LIVER DISTRIBUTION POLICY
Miss. Senators Join Colleagues in Criticizing Policy that Harms Transplant Patients in the South and Midwest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined 14 colleagues to pressure Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to reverse the Biden administration’s flawed national liver distribution policy.
Wic...
Sen. Hyde-Smith wants agreement on future of pumping station
WJTV-TV Jackson
Sen. Hyde-Smith wants agreement on future of pumping station
By Rachel Hernandez
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and United States Army Corps of Engineers officials are looking for the next step for the Yazoo Backwater Area.
At a Senate...
As state COVID-19 cases fall, lawmakers stop vaccine mandates
Brookhaven Daily Leader
As state COVID-19 cases fall, lawmakers stop vaccine mandates
By Angela Cutrer
The Mississippi Legislator has been grappling with COVID-19 vaccination requirements concerning the federal government’s mandate over states’ employees’ vaccination statuses.
Now both the...
Mississippi lawmakers vote to prohibit state, local governments from imposing COVID vaccine mandate
Y’all Politics
Mississippi lawmakers vote to prohibit state, local governments from imposing COVID vaccine mandate
By Anne Summerhays
Both the Mississippi House and Senate have now voted to adopt the conference report on House Bill 1509, a bill prohibiting state and local governments from...