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.  She believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, should be repealed.

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 URGES USDA FLEXIBILITY ON SCHOOL MEALS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AS CLASSES RESUME

HYDE-SMITH URGES USDA FLEXIBILITY ON SCHOOL MEALS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AS CLASSES RESUME

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 20 Senators urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to exercise flexibility to ensure the availability of meals and other child nutrition benefits as schools open in Mississippi and around the country.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, signed a letter to...

HYDE-SMITH HAILS MISS. HEROES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS SENATE WEIGHS ADDED RELIEF MEASURES

HYDE-SMITH HAILS MISS. HEROES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS SENATE WEIGHS ADDED RELIEF MEASURES

Senator Cites an Array of Mississippians in Floor Speech Highlighting Extra Steps Taken to Battle the Pandemic

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VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Praises Heroic Work by Mississippians During Pandemic.
FULL VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Floor Speech.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers new COVID-19 relief measures, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today delivered a speech praising the extra steps...

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $30 MILLION IN AID FOR U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $30 MILLION IN AID FOR U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY

USDA Purchase of Shrimp to Support Struggling Producers, Provide Healthy Seafood to American Families

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the purchase of up to $30 million in U.S.-produced shrimp for distribution to community food and nutrition programs nationwide.

The...