Southwest Region

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘EARN IT ACT’ TO PROMPT TECH INDUSTRY TO TAKE ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION SERIOUSLY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to encourage the tech industry to take online child sexual exploitation seriously.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL OFFERING TAX RELIEF FOR PREGNANT MOMS

Legislation Would Make Pregnant Women Eligible for Child Tax Credit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today signed on as an original cosponsor of the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act that would allow pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children.

Introduced Monday by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), the legislation builds on the expanded Child Tax Credit...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST CALL FOR MEDICARE TELEHEALTH BENEFITS EXTENSION

Legislators Highlight Importance of Telehealth to Healthcare Access during Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today were among a group of 45 legislators calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services.

In a letter to congressional leadership, the legislators noted that a short-term...