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Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of education to ensure a better future for Mississippi children and their ability to be part of an economically-strong state.  The Senator believes in the importance of state and local control of public education, while recognizing the role of the federal government to support educational achievement across the country.

Senator Hyde-Smith is also supportive of the significant federal research and development initiatives involving Mississippi institutions of higher learning—work that, among other things, improves American competitiveness, national security and agricultural production.

HYDE-SMITH & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE CREATION OF SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS 

HYDE-SMITH & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE CREATION OF SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS 

Bipartisan Group Focused on Boosting Veterinary Medicine Roles in Public Health, Food Supply & Medical Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced the creation of the inaugural Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus to raise awareness of the multitude of ways veterinarians contribute to society and the important related policy challenges, including a...

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HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY24 LABOR, HHS & EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE FY24 LABOR, HHS & EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Bill That Funds CDC Office of Rural Health, a Hyde-Smith Initiative 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday backed committee approval of the FY2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill, a measure that will support workforce development, health, and education efforts in Mississippi.

The Senate...

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Biden will create national monument to honor Emmett Till

E&E News Greenwire

Biden will create national monument to honor Emmett Till

By Rob Hotakainen

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will create a new national monument to commemorate Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy whose killing in the Mississippi Delta in 1955 helped spark the modern civil rights...

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Rep. Ezell visits leaders on the Coast

WXXV-TV Gulfport

Rep. Ezell visits leaders on the Coast

By Brooke Parker

Congressman Mike Ezell is on the Coast this week meeting with city leaders and enjoying the Fourth of July holiday.

Ezell visited WXXV and talked to us about coastal bills and national policies.

Even while home for a...

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60 Senators support bipartisan telehealth access bill

McKnights Senior Living

60 Senators support bipartisan telehealth access bill

By Aaron Dorman

A majority of Senators in Congress are working to implement permanent telehealth services access through Medicare.

Sixty Senators, including six bipartisan sponsors, recently reintroduced the Creating...

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The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

Healthcare IT News

The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

A bipartisan group of 60 senators reintroduced the updated 2023 version of the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act. A companion bill was introduced in the House.

By Andrea Fox

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U.S. Senate introduces Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Brookhaven Daily Leader

U.S. Senate introduces Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

By Daily Leader Staff

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.1957) was introduced this week by Sen. Roger Marshall M.D. (R-Kan.). Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, helped introduce the bipartisan...

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HYDE-SMITH HELPS REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE

HYDE-SMITH HELPS REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week helped reintroduce bipartisan legislation to address growing concerns about a shortage of palliative and hospice caregivers as the nation’s population grows older.

The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S.2243) would help ensure an adequate, appropriately trained workforce to provide pain and symptom management...

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