Health Care

HYDE-SMITH & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE EXPANDED SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS

Senators Announce 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 119th Congress membership of the Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus, which they founded in 2023 to focus attention on the critical policy challenges facing an industry that is key to the...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES TRUMP ADMIN. ACTION TO OVERTURN BIDEN VA-FUNDED ABORTIONS RULE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today issued the following statement praising President Trump for acting to repeal a Biden-era rule that turned Veterans Affairs hospitals into abortion clinics:

“I am incredibly grateful to President Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins for rescinding one of the Biden administration’s most aggressive pro...

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE ADVANCE BILL WITH FUNDING FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION & JOB TRAINING PROJECTS IN MISS.

FY2026 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill Approved by Senate Appropriations Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to approve the FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill, which recommends funding to advance maternal health, education, and job training in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith serves on the...

HYDE-SMITH, COTTON INTRODUCE BILL TO INCREASE HOSPITAL TRANSPARENCY FOR NEW, EXPECTING PARENTS

Bill Would Require Hospitals to Disclose Level of Premature Birth Care to Parents  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), Chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing legislation that would require hospitals to clearly disclose their policies on providing life-saving care to premature infants.

The Neonatal Care...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL OFFERING PARENTAL LEAVE FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGES, STILLBIRTHS

Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Sen. Tom Cotton’s Legislation to Expand Family and Medical Leave Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing a bill to provide parental leave and compensation to parents following a miscarriage and stillbirth.

The Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE WORKFORCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her continued support for legislation aimed to strengthen the palliative and hospice care workforce as America’s population ages and the demand for care grows.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) (S.2287), a bipartisan measure designed to build and support a stronger...