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HYDE-SMITH TAKES OATH, PLEDGES CONTINUED FOCUS ON OVERCOMING CHALLENGES FACING MISS. & NATION

Sunday, January 3, 2021

HYDE-SMITH TAKES OATH, PLEDGES CONTINUED FOCUS ON OVERCOMING CHALLENGES FACING MISS. & NATION

Hyde-Smith Sworn-In for Six-Year Term as 117th Congress Begins

VIDEO: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Takes the Oath of Office Following November Election Victory.
PHOTOS: Reenactment Photos with Vice President Mike Pence – One, Two & Three.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today took the oath of office to serve all Mississippians in the United State Senate for the next six...

Senators introduce bill to avert millions in ‘misguided’ Medicare reimbursement cuts

Friday, December 11, 2020

Radiology Business

Senators introduce bill to avert millions in ‘misguided’ Medicare reimbursement cuts

By Marty Stempniak

Five Republican U.S. Senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would avert millions in reimbursements cuts to radiologists and other physician specialists.

The...

Successful U.S. mass vaccination campaign requires targeted preparedness, experts say

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Homeland Preparedness News

Successful U.S. mass vaccination campaign requires targeted preparedness, experts say

By Kim Riley

With Americans on the cusp of receiving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccinations, experts from across the public health system on Wednesday recommended specific...

Thirty-Eight U.S. Senators Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Right of Religious Schools in Kentucky to Meet In-Person

Friday, December 4, 2020

Yahoo Finance

Thirty-Eight U.S. Senators Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Right of Religious Schools in Kentucky to Meet In-Person

Brief urges Court to reverse decision by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

December 4, 2020 4:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Led...

Cramer, Hoeven Help Introduce Resolution Supporting Free Exercise Of Religion

Friday, December 18, 2020

WZFG-AM Fargo, N.D.

Cramer, Hoeven Help Introduce Resolution Supporting Free Exercise Of Religion

By Chris Larson

Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer this week helped introduce a resolution with Senator Rick Scott to support Americans’ free exercise of religion. The resolution recognizes the...

Mississippi grieves the death of former Gov. William Winter

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Associated Press

Mississippi grieves the death of former Gov. William Winter

The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi leaders are remembering former Gov. William Winter as a champion for education, advocate for improving race relations and supporter of the state Department of...

Congress reaches agreement on new COVID-19 relief package. See what’s in it.

Monday, December 21, 2020

Y’all Politics

Congress reaches agreement on new COVID-19 relief package. See what’s in it.

By Frank Corder - December 21, 2020

Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that is also tied into a $1.4 trillion spending bill that funds the federal...

Mississippi’s congressional delegation urges President Trump to sign declaration on Hurricane Zeta

Thursday, December 3, 2020

WLBT-TV Jackson

Mississippi’s congressional delegation urges President Trump to sign declaration on Hurricane Zeta

By Maggie Wade

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi’s congressional delegation has sent a letter to President Trump urging him to approve Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a major...

‘Unconscionable’: Nearly 80 medical societies endorse new Senate bill to address radiology Medicare cuts

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Radiology Business

‘Unconscionable’: Nearly 80 medical societies endorse new Senate bill to address radiology Medicare cuts

By Marty Stempniak

Almost 80 medical societies are endorsing a recently released Senate bill aimed at addressing Medicare cuts to radiology and other physician specialties...

Legislation to stop Medicare physician payment cuts introduced by Boozman, Colleagues

Friday, December 11, 2020

KARK-TV Little Rock, Ark.

Legislation to stop Medicare physician payment cuts introduced by Boozman, Colleagues

By Chris Counts

WASHINGTON – Republican U.S. Senators John Boozman, Tom Cotton, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Kevin Cramer, and Susan Collins introduced legislation to prevent planned physician...