Health Care

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO HONOR MISS. LAW THAT LED TO OVERTURNING ROE v. WADE

In ‘Stand for Life’ Speech, Hyde-Smith Lauds Miss. Rep. Becky Currie and National Pro-Life Achievements

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Announces Resolution Honoring Mississippi’s Role in Dobbs Decision.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today used a “Stand for Life” event to applaud pro-life achievements and to announce the introduction of a...

PRO-LIFE LAWMAKERS ENCOURAGE TRUMP TO REINSTATE LIFE-AFFIRMING POLICIES

144 Senators, Representatives Sign Letter Assuring Support for Trump Pro-Life Actions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 140 members of Congress—led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) and U.S. Representatives Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)—have issued a letter that encourages President Trump to reinstate and broaden the life-affirming pro-life policies in the early days of...

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS BIDEN ‘EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT’ DECLARATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s 11th-hour illegitimate attempt to declare the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment ratified as part of the U.S. Constitution:

“President Biden’s pandering ERA declaration doesn’t hold any legal weight but does fall in line with the many instances over past four years when his...

HYDE-SMITH:  $667,000 AWARDED TO TACKLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT PESTS IN MISS.

USDA Plant Protection Act Funds Will Support MSU, Miss. Dept. of Agriculture Efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $667,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for projects in Mississippi to combat agricultural pests and diseases.

The USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding will support a series of Mississippi-based programs...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION AFFIRMING GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH, PRESERVING HUMAN LIFE
 
Measure Declares U.S. Support for Geneva Consensus Declaration that Refutes Notion of International Right to Abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing a resolution that confirms United States support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD), a landmark international agreement that promotes women’s health and...

HYDE-SMITH REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PERMANENT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

Again Cosponsors ‘Sunshine Protection Act’ to Benefit Agriculture and Farmers, Public Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she has once again championed the push to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the United States. 

Hyde-Smith on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 (S.29), a...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES RENEW FIGHT TO PRESERVE TITLE IX, PROTECT WOMEN’S SPORTS

Miss. Senator Again Backs Tommy Tuberville Bill to Ensure Schools Aren’t Forced to Allow Biological Males to Compete in Women’s Sports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today again joined U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes and protect fair, safe competition in women’s sports.

Hyde-Smith is among the original cosponsors of the Protect...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISS. CATFISH, SHRIMP PRODUCERS SHOULD BENEFIT FROM MAJOR USDA PURCHASE DECISION

USDA Section 32 Program to Purchase Up to $55 Million in Farm-Raised Catfish, Gulf Shrimp 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today indicated that catfish and shrimp producers in Mississippi should benefit from a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreement to purchase up to $30 million in farm-raised catfish products and $25 million in Gulf shrimp for distribution to...

MISS. LAWMAKERS SIGN BICAMERAL LETTER TARGETING FEDERAL FUNDING AWARDED TO ABORTION PROVIDERS

Hyde-Smith, Guest & Ezell Seek Updated GAO Investigation Covering 2022-2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Pro-Life Caucus Chair Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) recently signed a bicameral letter requesting an updated Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation and report on the level of federal funding awarded to abortion...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING EXTREME HHS ABORTION AGENDA

Miss. Senator Supports Lankford Brief Challenging Suspension HHS Grant Funding for Not Promoting Abortions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among four fellow Senators who have signed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court led by U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) that supports a challenge to the Biden administration’s decision to withhold health care funding from Oklahoma unless the state...