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 She believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, should be repealed.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.
WJTV-TV Jackson
Federal funds boost UMMC telehealth for rural residents
By Miracle Jennings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), alongside U.S. Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), announced a $4.25 million federal award to the University of...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Federal grant awarded for UMMC to renovate Cancer Center and Research Institute
By Kristen Kaylor
The University of Mississippi Medical Center will renovate and upgrade its Cancer Center and Research Institute using a newly awarded $2.4 million federal grant, a key...
Seafood Source
USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
By Nathan Strout
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued nearly USD 20 million (EUR 17.2 million) in awards for catfish products, which it will use for federal nutrition programs like national school lunches.
The...
LifeNews.com
Opinion: We Must Protect Babies From Being Dismembered in Abortions
Opinion | Frank Pavone | Washington, DC
Legislation has now been introduced in both chambers of Congress to protect babies from the brutal, second-trimester abortion procedure known as D&E – dilation and evacuation...
Bloomberg Government
Insulin $35 Cap Revived by Lawmakers Seeking Affordability Wins
By Victoria Knight and Erin Durkin
Senators’ search for affordability wins to boast about on the campaign trail is leading back to capping the cost of insulin at $35 in the private insurance market and for the...
WWBL Radio, Washington, Ind.
Senate Bill to Expand Food Processing, Distribution and Market Access for Farmers Receives Backing from NASDA
By C.J. Miller
The bipartisan push to strengthen the nation’s food supply chain gained momentum Thursday as lawmakers introduced legislation that would...
Washington Examiner
Op-Eds
ReThink pregnancy: Abortion industry scare tactics fail under scrutiny
By Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Christina Francis
Four years ago this month, our nation took a historic step when the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned the so-called “right” to end a baby’s life in...
LifeNews.com
New Senate Bill Would Ban Killing Babies in Dismemberment Abortions
By Arden Koenecke | Washington, DC
Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today introduced the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026. This legislation...
Seafood Source
US senators seek federal action to prevent spread of yellow catfish virus
By Nathan Strout
A handful of United States senators have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take action to prevent a deadly overseas virus from infecting domestic catfish populations.
Their...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Mississippi pharmacists discuss PBM reform with Senator Hyde-Smith as federal bill progresses
By Elise Catrion Gregg
For another year, Mississippi's legislature has failed to pass measures to reform pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) regulations. Local pharmacists say...
