Senator Hyde-Smith supports common-sense, patient-centered healthcare reforms to help Mississippi families afford health insurance coverage without expanding the government’s role in providing health care. She believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, should be repealed.
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.
PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT
Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 13
(Senate - January 22, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, this is an incredibly special week
for pro-life Americans. We have welcomed back a life-affirming
administration with the second inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS RENEWING TYPE I DIABETES PROGRAM AS PANEL REVIEWS PROGRESS TOWARD A CURE
Following Hearing, Hyde-Smith Meets Mississippi Delegate to Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Looks Toward Type I Cure, Better Early Detection Efforts.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith with KJ, a Mississippi Delegate to the Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), as part of a committee review of diabetes...
Washington Examiner
Planned Parenthood defunding can stay in budget bill, Senate parliamentarian rules
By Gabrielle M. Etzel
The Senate Parliamentarian ruled on Monday afternoon that the provision prohibiting Medicaid funds from being used to reimburse health clinics that provide abortions can...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.0 MILLION IN RESTORE ACT GRANTS FOR COASTAL WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Treasury Dept. Funds for Septic Conversions in Jackson County, System Improvements in Hancock County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of two RESTORE Act grants worth more than $3.0 million for wastewater improvement projects in Jackson and Hancock counties.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury awarded the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund grants to...
HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES DOBBS ANNIVERSARY AS SUPREME COURT DELIVERS ANOTHER PRO-LIFE VICTORY
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Celebrates the Dobbs Decision as ‘Lifting the Gate’ for Pro-Life Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today proclaimed a new pro-life decision delivered by the U.S. Supreme Court just days after the nation marked the third anniversary of the landmark Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
In a floor...
Feedstuffs
Food and ag groups seek more input in MAHA activities
More than 250 groups call for public input and formal involvement in future policy discussions with the MAHA Commission.
By Kristin Bakker, Digital Content Specialist
In a June 17 letter to leaders of the Make America Healthy...
HYDE-SMITH REVIEWS VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET CHALLENGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, TIMELY ACCESS TO VA CARE
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and VA Secretary Collins Discuss Budgetary Challenges.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today questioned Veteran Affairs Secretary Douglas A. Collins on how the Trump administration will tackle persistent infrastructure backlogs and delayed access to care for veterans in Mississippi and around the country.
The Senate Military...
HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO ENSURE SMALLER STATES’ STAKE IN NIH RESEARCH
Bill Would Reauthorize Program, Broaden Geographical Scope of NIH Research Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced her legislation to reauthorize and strengthen a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program to improve U.S. biomedical research capacity by distributing funding more broadly around the country.
The IDeA Reauthorization Act (S.2005) would amend the existing NIH...
HYDE-SMITH JOINS RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE JUNE AS ‘LIFE MONTH’
Pro-Life Caucus Chair Highlights Mississippi’s Central Role in Historic Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, this week joined in introducing a resolution designating June as “Life Month” to honor the June 2022 Supreme Court decision that ended nearly 50 years of federal abortion protections.
S.J.Res.56, introduced by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)...
HYDE-SMITH RE-UPS SUPPORT FOR BILL TO COMBAT OBESITY EPIDEMIC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has renewed her support for legislation to prevent diseases associated with obesity through expanded coverage of new health care specialists and chronic weight management medications for Medicare recipients.
Hyde-Smith has again cosponsored the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), which was reintroduced by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) on Thursday. Hyde-Smith, who...
