WICKER, HYDE-SMITH MARK ALCORN STATE’S 150th ANNIVERSARY
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH MARK ALCORN STATE’S 150th ANNIVERSARY
Miss. Senators Introduce Resolution Honoring Nation’s First Historically Black Public Land Grant University
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced a resolution to recognize Alcorn State University’s 150th anniversary.
The resolution acknowledges the valuable education programs offered at Alcorn State and the university’s contributions to Historically Black Colleges and...
HYDE-SMITH RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
HYDE-SMITH RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
At Budget Review Hearing, CDC Director Also Agrees with Hyde-Smith Call for Greater Flexibility in Using CDC Funding

VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Advocates Office of Rural Health within CDC.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing rural health disparities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today recommended establishing an Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to begin...
HYDE-SMITH UNWAVERING IN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
HYDE-SMITH UNWAVERING IN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
Miss. Senator Cosponsors Pro-Israel Resolution, Joins News Conference on Israeli Right to Defend Itself
VIDEO: Republican Senators News Conference on U.S.-Israel Alliance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reiterated her unwavering support for Israel and its right to defend itself as the Hamas terrorist organization continues to fire missiles at the strongest U.S. ally in the Middle East.
Hyde-Smith, who signed as...
Senate Bill Would Extend Telehealth Flexibilities Beyond Pandemic
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Senate Bill Would Extend Telehealth Flexibilities Beyond Pandemic
By Jim Parker
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. If enacted the bill would expand...
Mississippi city gets $492,000 to map contaminated sites
Associated Press
Mississippi city gets $492,000 to map contaminated sites
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is getting a $492,000 federal grant to list and assess contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial sites and to get local residents interested.
Target...
Senators Talk Rural Health, Lead Screening During CDC Budget Hearing
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Senators Talk Rural Health, Lead Screening During CDC Budget Hearing
Agency lauded for work during pandemic
By Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor
WASHINGTON -- Preparing for the next pandemic was high on senators' minds Wednesday during a Senate hearing on the CDC's budget request...