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

CONNECT for Health Act Would Make Permanent Telehealth Changes Implemented During Coronavirus Pandemic 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with 47 other senators, today reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. 

The bipartisan CONNECT for Health Act would...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADDRESS TO JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS 

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who tonight attended President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress, issued the following statement regarding the speech:

“I first want to thank Mississippians and Americans across the nation for helping to overcome the pandemic.  We can enjoy a growing sense of well-earned optimism as we get back to work, back to...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES AIM TO RESTORE 18-YEAR-OLDS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PURCHASE HANDGUNS

Miss. Senator is a Primary Cosponsor of the ‘Second Amendment Mandates Equality (SAME) Act of 2021’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing legislation to reinstate the right of adults between the ages of 18 and 20 to purchase a handgun from a federally licensed dealer.  

The Second Amendment Mandates Equality (SAME) Act...