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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST CALL FOR MEDICARE TELEHEALTH BENEFITS EXTENSION

Legislators Highlight Importance of Telehealth to Healthcare Access during Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today were among a group of 45 legislators calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services.

In a letter to congressional leadership, the legislators noted that a short-term...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REVERSE 'BIASED, PARTIAL, AND UNJUST' NATIONAL LIVER DISTRIBUTION POLICY 

Miss. Senators Join Colleagues in Criticizing Policy that Harms Transplant Patients in the South and Midwest

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined 14 colleagues to pressure Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to reverse the Biden administration’s flawed national liver distribution policy. 

Wic...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK RESOLUTIONS

Miss. Senators Join Colleagues in Raising Awareness for K-12 Educational Options for Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined colleagues to introduce a resolution designating January 23-29, 2022, as National School Choice Week.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are also original cosponsors of another related school choice resolution that stresses the usefulness of school...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES MARCH FOR LIFE STATEMENT, WELCOMES MISS. PARTICIPANTS

Senator Issues Optimistic Message as Marchers Gather for Annual Pro-Life Campaign

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Cites Significance of Mississippi’s Dobbs Case in March for Life Message.
PHOTO 1:  Senator Hyde-Smith with March for Life Students from Natchez.
PHOTO 2:  Senator Hyde-Smith with March for Life Students from Natchez.
PHOTO 3:  Senator Hyde-Smith with March for Life Students from Natchez.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S...

HYDE-SMITH REITERATES OPPOSITION TO DEMOCRATS’ ELECTION TAKEOVER BILL

Miss. Senator Equally Critical of Senate Democrats’ Bid to Destroy Minority Party Rights & Open Door to Passage of Radically Bad Bills

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Comments on Flawed Election Reform Legislation and Protecting the Institution of the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday night derided the latest doomed effort by Senate Democrats to orchestrate the federal takeover...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SANCTION KREMLIN-OWNED ENERGY PIPELINE

Senate Bid to Block Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Falls Short as Most Democrat Senators Uphold Biden Sanction Waiver

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed regret that insufficient votes were cast to advance a Senate bill to challenge the security threats posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin-owned Nord Stream 2 AG natural gas pipeline to Germany.

Hyde-Smith on Thursday voted for the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CONGRATULATE MISS. STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR 2022 U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

Madison & Rankin County Youths Will Represent State Virtually, Receive $10,000 Scholarships 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today congratulated Emily Lauren Adcock of Madison and Vaibhavi Jayant Mahajan of Brandon on their selection to represent Mississippi at the 60th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP).

Adcock and Mahajan are...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL TO SANCTION BEIJING FOR ONGOING OBSTRUCTION OF COVID ORIGINS INVESTIGATION

Penalties include Suspending, Prohibiting U.S.-China Viral Research Efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored new legislation to impose sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) if it continues to obstruct international investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination (COVID)...

HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS $2.77 MILLION IN DOJ GRANTS FOR SIX MISS. SCHOOL DISTRICTS

COPS School Violence Prevention Program Funds Approved 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the award of more than $2.77 million in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grants for violence reduction initiatives in six Mississippi school districts.

The DOJ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services has approved School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grants for the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK BIDEN’S PRIVATE BUSINESS VACCINE MANDATES

Miss. Senators Join Colleagues in Opposition to OSHA Vaccine Order

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined 45 Senators and 136 Representatives in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States urging the court to stay the Biden Administration’s order requiring COVID vaccines or weekly testing for all employees of private businesses...