Senator Hyde-Smith supports common-sense, patient-centered health care reforms to help Mississippi families afford health insurance coverage without expanding the government’s role in providing health care.  As she has throughout her public career, the Senator has maintained a sharp focus on improving rural health care.

Senator Hyde-Smith appreciates the role of the state’s universities to support federal research on better prevention and treatment efforts on chronic diseases, like diabetes, that affect Mississippians disproportionally.


HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SURVIVORS PROTECTION ACT

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SURVIVORS PROTECTION ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday voted for a bill she cosponsored to strengthen an existing law by requiring health care practitioners to provide appropriate care to newborns who survive abortion procedures.
 
Hyde-Smith supported a motion to begin debate on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S.311).  Introduced by Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), the measure would require healthcare...

HYDE-SMITH LANDS SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP

HYDE-SMITH LANDS SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP

Miss. Senator Will Chair Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, a panel with oversight over livestock and dairy production, marketing, food safety, and security issues.
 
The appointment means Hyde-Smith will chair two subcommittees in...

BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS SEND LETTER REQUESTING ADMINISTRATION STABILIZE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM

BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS SEND LETTER REQUESTING ADMINISTRATION STABILIZE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and 64 other Senators today issued a letter urging the administration to stabilize the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to 21 million seniors and individuals with disabilities.
 
The Senators, including Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), wrote to...

Warren County receives federal food and shelter program funds

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Warren County receives federal food and shelter program funds

By John Surratt 

United Way of West Central Mississippi will be the beneficiary of almost $60,000 in federal emergency shelter and food money to help the homeless and provide food for those in need.

The money is part of...