North Mississippi Region

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2020 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL THAT KEEPS COMMITMENT TO REBUILD U.S. MILITARY

Mississippi Senator Votes with Committee to Send National Security Bill to Senate for Passage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for committee passage of the FY2020 Defense Appropriations Bill with a $20 billion funding increase to protect U.S. national security interests and Mississippi’s role in that mission. 

The Senate Appropriations Committee...

HYDE-SMITH URGES MISSISSIPPIANS TO SUPPLY INPUT TO HHS RURAL HEALTH TASK FORCE BY OCT. 9

Senator Says Mississippi Views Important as Feds Look to Improve Care in Rural Areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today urged Mississippians to participate in a nationwide U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to find ways to improve health care in rural America.

The federal Rural Health Task Force, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES CREATION OF MISSISSIPPI HUMAN TRAFFICKING COUNCIL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement supporting the Mississippi Human Trafficking Council, a new statewide initiative announced Tuesday by federal, state, and other authorities:

“The formation of this statewide council represents a heightened effort to stop pervasive and sinister acts of human trafficking in Mississippi.  The coordination and support provided by the...