Rural Communities

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH VETERANS AS NATION SALUTES THEIR SERVICE 

Miss. Senator Acknowledges Service, Sacrifices in 2019 Veterans Day Tribute 

 VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Veterans Day Tribute

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Veterans Day tribute, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippians to engage with veterans and their families as a means of honoring their service to the nation.

“On Veterans Day we take time to recognize that we all benefit...

HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF

Outgoing Chief Brad White to Lead Governor-Elect Reeves Transition Operation 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today named Doug Davis, a longtime associate and former state senator, as her incoming chief of staff.

Davis, who currently works in Jackson as the Senator’s deputy chief of staff, will replace Brad White, who will be leading the transition for Mississippi Governor-elect Tate Reeves.

“Doug Davis has the...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION VOTE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the Democratic resolution passed by the House of Representatives to establish rules for the partisan impeachment inquiry targeting President Trump:

“The Democrats’ impeachment resolution is biased and rigged to ensure the President, his legal team, and defenders are denied basic procedural and due process rights.  The travesty is...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO ADVANDCE FOUR FUNDING BILLS, CALLS ON DEMS TO COOPERATE ON REMAINING MEASURES

Miss. Senator Used Appropriations Committee Position to Support Mississippi Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for passage of four FY2020 funding bills that will support agricultural, NASA, environmental, and transportation projects in Mississippi.

The Senate today approved a FY2020...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH LEAD EFFORT TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH SERVICES, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND CUT COSTS
 
Bipartisan Legislation would Expand Telehealth Services to Benefit Medicare Beneficiaries

VIDEO:  CONNECT for Health News Conference.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined a bipartisan effort to expand telehealth services through Medicare as a means to improve health outcomes, make it easier for patients to connect with their...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO PROTECT RURAL CO-OPS ACCESS TO BROADBAND GRANTS, FEMA DISASTER RELIEF

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation now cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) would allow rural cooperatives to receive grants and disaster relief assistance without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.

Hyde-Smith has thrown her support behind the Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act (S.1032).  The bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure tax-exempt...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS RESOLUTION DENOUNCING HOUSE DEMOCRAT IMPEACHMENT PROCESS

Measure Condemns Democrats’ Denial of Due Process or Procedures Used in Previous Cases 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today condemned the lack of due process and adherence to basic rights in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of a Senate resolution, introduced Thursday by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), that...

HYDE-SMITH ARGUES FOR US-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE PACT PASSAGE

Miss. Senator Critical of Congressional Democrats’ Yearlong Delay to Ratify 21st Century Trade Agreement

VIDEO (clip):  “No good reason for the House to have held up this 21st century trade agreement.”
VIDEO (full statement):  Senator Hyde-Smith Argues for Passage of USMCA Trade Pact.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today argued that continued delays by Democrats to obstruct passage of the United States...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PUSH FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING EXTENSION

Bipartisan Senate Group Urges Leadership to Pass Critical Legislation before Nov. 21 Deadline

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined a bipartisan effort to ensure long-term funding for community health centers, calling for immediate consideration of legislation to extend funding authorization that will expire in November.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are among 27...