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HYDE-SMITH, MISS. PHYSICIANS DISCUSS IMPROVING HEART HEALTH

Meeting Follows Hyde-Smith Introduction of a National Cholesterol Education Resolution

 
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Meets with Mississippi Members of the American College of Cardiology: (from left)  Tiffany Leister, FNP-BC, Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Braxton; Leslie Barry, NP, Jackson Heart Clinic, Oxford; Senator Hyde-Smith; Barry Bertolet, MD FACC, Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi, Tupelo; and, Dharmesh Patel, FACC...

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS NEW BILL TO KEEP ILLEGALS FROM CLAIMING TAX CREDITS IMPROPERLY

New Legislation Builds on Success in Closing Child Tax Credit Loophole, Saving Taxpayers Billions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced new legislation to build on her successful effort to ensure those in the nation illegally are not improperly collecting government-funded tax credits, a problem that costs American taxpayers billions of dollars annually.

The Status Eligibility...

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 REINTRODUCES EMERGENCY PINE BEETLE RESPONSE LEGISLATION

Bipartisan Legislation to Help Landowners, Communities, Industry Overcome Pine Beetle Infestations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced her bipartisan bill to help private landowners, timber cutting and hauling businesses, and local municipalities respond to forest-related disasters, including the pine beetle that has laid waste to vast swaths of southern forests.

The Emergency Pine...

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...