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HYDE-SMITH JOINS PUSH TO IMPROVE KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENTS

Primary Cosponsor of Measure to Develop New Treatment Devices for End-Stage Renal Disease

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) to introduce legislation to spur development of new treatment devices for people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

The Patient Access to ESRD New Innovative Devices Act (S.2751) would direct the Secretary of the U.S. Department of...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO RETAIN STATE FLEXIBILITY WITH TRUMP HEALTH INSURANCE WAIVER POLICY

Miss. Senator Rejects Democrat Resolution as Political Stunt & Unhelpful for Improving American Healthcare System

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to reject a Senate Democratic effort to unravel President Trump’s work to give states greater flexibility in administering mandates built into the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare).

The Senate voted 43-52 on Thursday...

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...

HYDE-SMITH PRESSES USDA ON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR OKHISSA LAKE TRANSFER
 
Senate Ag Committee Hearing Assesses Implementation of 2018 Farm Bill

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith on Okhissa Lake Transfer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is seeking assurances that the U.S. Forest Service will act in a timely manner to complete environmental reviews needed to transfer lands to the Scenic Rivers Development...

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA OFFERS $4.13 MILLION FOR RURAL WATER PROJECTS IN LAMAR & COPIAH COUNTIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced more than $4.13 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and loan funding for water infrastructure projects in Lamar and Copiah Counties.

The two loan-grant awards to the Progress Community Water Association in Purvis and the Copiah Water Association, Inc...