Education

HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT TO GIVE FARM FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES FAIR SHOT AT STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

GAO Also Agrees to Investigate Ed Dept. Delayed & Faulty FAFSA Reform Rollout

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As colleges and students grapple with a botched student aid rollout, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined an effort to reverse recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that could reduce or even eliminate access to need-based student aid for farm...

SENATE APPROVES RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING 150th ANNIVERSARY OF BLUE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 

Hyde-Smith, Wicker Introduced Measure Honoring Tippah County-based Institution 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Blue Mountain Christian University.

The resolution (S.Res.538), which recognizes the university for its academic, faith-based, and...

HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO STOP FEDERAL RESEARCH USING FETAL TISSUE FROM ABORTIONS

‘Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act’ Would Protect Taxpayers from Supporting Unethical Research Using Body Parts of Aborted Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today reintroduced the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act to end federal taxpayers’ support for research involving human fetal tissue obtained from abortions...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BIPARTISAN CALL FOR PERMANENT ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES 

Telehealth Access Set to Expire at the End of the Year, Rural Mississippians Stand to Lose

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with Congress to ensure Medicare beneficiaries maintain access to telehealth.

Medicare beneficiaries have...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS GAO INVESTIGATION OF BOTCHED STUDENT AID PROGRAM

After Delayed Rollout, U.S. Education Dept. Fails to Follow Law to Simplify College Aid Process

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined a bicameral request for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the Biden administration’s failure to properly implement the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program, delaying students and families’ access to crucial...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS

Bipartisan Resolution Encourages States to Expand Program Embraced by Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among the primary sponsors of a Senate resolution that recognizes the importance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT), a program embraced by the state of Mississippi in its quest to improve educational achievement.

The resolution (S.Res...

HYDE-SMITH CITES GULFPORT PREGNANCY CENTER TO ADVOCATE FEDERAL LEGISLATION

Senator Delivers Floor Speech Highlighting March for Life & Pregnancy Center Bills She Introduced

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Extols Constituent, Women’s Resource Center in Gulfport.
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates Building on Pro-Life History as a Pro-Woman Movement.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Entire Floor Speech on Pregnancy Center Legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PROMOTE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday helped introduce a Senate resolution that designates January 21-27, 2024, as the 14th annual National School Choice Week.

National School Choice Week celebrates the diversity of choices in K-12 education.  Organizers believe parents know which educational environments are right for their children and want to give them the freedom to make that...

HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES MARCH FOR LIFE

Senate Pro-Life Caucus Chair Promotes Support for Mothers in Annual Address

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s 2024 March for Life Statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined in celebrating the 2024 March for Life, lauding this year’s theme — “With Every Woman, For Every Child” — as underscoring the pro-life movement’s pro-women record.

Hyde-Smith’s message accompanied her introduction of legislation on Thursday to support...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS BIDEN TRANSGENDER RULE FOR FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS RESCINDED

Proposed HHS Rule would Exclude Faith-Based Providers, Homes that Don’t Adhere to the Radical Left’s Transgender Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today called for the withdrawal of pending federal rule that will force foster care agencies and families to adhere to the Biden administration’s radical transgender agenda or exit the foster care system.

Hyde-Smith is among six Senators who...