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Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong.  The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care.  She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically.  The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.


HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO EXTEND NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO EXTEND NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to beat the midnight expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program, sending a four-month extension to President Trump.

The Senate voted 86-12 to extend the NFIP through Nov. 30, 2018.  The measure (S.1182) passed the House last week.  It does not include any reforms to the system.

“Many Mississippians rely on the National Flood Insurance Program.  It won’t...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES MISS. FARMERS TO CONSIDER NEW USDA SEED COTTON PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES MISS. FARMERS TO CONSIDER NEW USDA SEED COTTON PROGRAM
 
Dec. 7 Enrollment Deadline Set for Cotton Producers to Choose Revenue or Price Loss Coverage

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippi farmers to take advantage of new risk-management protections for seed cotton producers under Title I of the farm bill.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on both the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations...

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $9.77 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $9.77 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Federal Aviation Administration Approves 20 Grants to Support Statewide Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $9.77 million for improvements to 20 airports across the state.

The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of the Federal Aviation...

LYME TIME:  We Did It!

Boothbay (Maine) Register

LYME TIME:  We Did It!

By Paula Jackson Jones

Last week, former Senator Kay Hagan (N.C.) passed away from complications due to the tick-borne disease known as the Powassan virus. That same week, the Senate Health Committee voted unanimously to advance legislation...

Federal law cripples telehealth in Medicare. New bill changes that.

American Medical Association

Federal law cripples telehealth in Medicare. New bill changes that.

Kevin B. O'Reilly, News Editor, American Medical Association

What’s the news: A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled last week would make it easier for patients enrolled in Medicare to receive telehealth...

Third Time Could Be the Charm for Telehealth Medicare Legislation

Home Health Care News

Third Time Could Be the Charm for Telehealth Medicare Legislation

By Joyce Famakinwa

Is the third time the charm for a bill that would expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services?

A bipartisan group of lawmakers took another swing at introducing the Creating...