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.
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Hyde-Smith champions bill for more college major data
By J.T. Mitchell
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined fellow lawmakers in introducing a bill Thursday that would require colleges and universities to provide students and families with “more reliable data” to...
CQ News
Senate spending panel advances Labor-HHS-Education bill
By Sandhya Raman, Mark Schoeff Jr. and Jacob Fulton, CQ
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved its fiscal 2026 spending bill, as amended, that would provide about $197 billion in discretionary funding for the...
SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK
Resolution Will Help More Americans Learn About Accessing Care Through Telehealth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) designating September 15-21 as “Telehealth Awareness Week.”
S.Res.417 recognizes that telehealth has helped millions of Americans across the country access quality health care and has become a critical...
HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT FOR ‘EQUAL CAMPUS ACCESS ACT’
Miss. Senator Cosponsors Bill to Safeguard Students’ Freedom of Faith and Association on College Campuses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing legislation to ensure public colleges and universities cannot withhold recognition, access to facilities, or other benefits from religious student organizations.
The Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 (S...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week introduced a Senate resolution designating September as “National Infant Mortality Awareness Month” to raise greater public awareness of the problem and support for efforts to reduce such tragedies.
The resolution, among other things, highlights several programs like the Newborn Supply Kit that are being deployed to reduce the rates of infant mortality...
REMEMBERING MIKE LEACH (Executive Session)
Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 198
(Senate - December 20, 2022) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to pay
tribute to a very special man who was held dear by many Mississippians,
Mississippi State University head coach...
TRIBUTE TO DR. THOMAS E. DOBBS, III
Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 125
(Senate - July 27, 2022) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to express deep appreciation
for Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs, a friend and
leader to all of the frontline healthcare workers in...
RECOGNIZING OLE MISS REBELS AND THE PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY WILDCATS (Executive Calendar)
Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 114
(Senate - July 12, 2022) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I also am very pleased to
congratulate the University of Mississippi baseball team on its recent
2022 NCAA...
TRIBUTE TO MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM
Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 127
(Senate - July 20, 2021) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am so pleased to join my colleague
in congratulating Mississippi State University's baseball team on its
recent 2021 NCAA College World...
