Mississippi health centers get $17.9 million to fight corona virus

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Mississippi health centers get $17.9 million to fight corona virus

By Jack Weatherly 

Twenty community health centers in Mississippi will receive more than $17.9 million to support their efforts to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Sen...

Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk

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Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk

By Steven Gagliano

* This article has been updated to reflect that President Trump has signed the bill into law.

Shortly after Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, President Trump...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $34.9 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $34.9 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Detail CARES Act Airport Grants Offering Support to 73 Facilities Statewide

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $34,855,031 in grants to 73 Mississippi airfields experiencing severe economic disruption because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards, made...

BICAMERAL GROUP PRESSES FDA TO ENFORCE MEDICATION ABORTION RESTRICTIONS DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

BICAMERAL GROUP PRESSES FDA TO ENFORCE MEDICATION ABORTION RESTRICTIONS DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Sen. Hyde-Smith, Rep. Latta Lead Effort to Prevent Expansion of Mail-Order Abortions as Nation Toils to Reduce Coronavirus Deaths

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) today led a significant number of lawmakers from both chambers of Congress to urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to resist efforts by pro-abortion activists to...

HYDE-SMITH:  HHS MAKES FIRST $374.8 MILLION COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENTS TO MISS. HEALTH PROVIDERS

HYDE-SMITH:  HHS MAKES FIRST $374.8 MILLION COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENTS TO MISS. HEALTH PROVIDERS

Miss. Senator Payments Will Offset COVID-19 Testing, Treatment Costs for Hospitals & Providers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that healthcare providers in Mississippi are receiving an initial $374.8 million to cover healthcare-related costs associated with treating COVID-19 cases.

The funding is Mississippi’s share of an initial $30 billion distribution of...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CHINESE CLOSE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CLOSE CHINESE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Calls for Global Ban on Wet Markets Considered Breeding Ground for Pandemic Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has joined a bipartisan push for a global ban on live wildlife or “wet” markets to help prevent future pandemics like the novel coronavirus now damaging the U.S. health system and economy.

Hyde-Smith is among the Senators who are...