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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.


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, SCHATZ REINTRODUCE BILL TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH ACCESS, MAKE PERMANENT TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, SCHATZ REINTRODUCE BILL TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH ACCESS, MAKE PERMANENT TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES

60 Senators Cosponsor Bipartisan ‘CONNECT for Health Act,’ the Most Comprehensive Telehealth Legislation in Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today led a bipartisan group of 60 senators in reintroducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BRING WHOLE MILK ACCESS TO ALL SCHOOLS

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BRING WHOLE MILK ACCESS TO ALL SCHOOLS

Miss. Senator Cosponsors Bipartisan ‘Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped introduce bipartisan legislation to amend the federal school lunch program guidelines to allow unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias.

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.1957), introduced by Senator Roger Marshall M.D. (R-Kan.) on Tuesday, would expand...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL HOSPITAL SUPPORT ACT’

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL HOSPITAL SUPPORT ACT’

Bipartisan Measure Seeks Permanent Extension of Key Medicare Programs, Improved Criteria

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has cosponsored legislation that would build on her work to ensure more predictable federal resources to help rural hospitals remain open.

The bipartisan Rural Hospital Support Act (S.1110) would permanently extend the existing Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) and Low-Volume...

Storm shelter conversations continue at the county level

Monroe Journal

Storm shelter conversations continue at the county level

By Ray Van Dusen, Monroe Journal

ABERDEEN – A presentation about funding for wish list projects professional services firm Horne LLC is exploring for the county led to board of supervisors discussion July 7 about storm...

Smooth move: City receives historic $25M grant to revitalize roads

Laurel Leader-Call

Smooth move: City receives historic $25M grant to revitalize roads

By Mark Thornton

Motorists in Laurel will soon have a smoother ride on some of the city’s most traveled roadways thanks to federal funds of almost $25 million.

America’s “Home Town” is the recipient of a $24.8...