Health Care

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘CRACK ACT’ TO STOP BIDEN TAXPAYER-FUNDED DRUG KIT SCHEME

Measure Would Prohibit HHS Distribution of Crack Pipes, Similar Drug Paraphernalia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to ensure the federal government will not engage in the distribution of crack pipes or similar drug paraphernalia either directly or indirectly.

The Cutting Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Act (S.3632) would amend Section 2706 of the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL FOR UNMASKING OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN

Miss. Senators Cosponsor Resolution to Require End to Nationwide Mask Mandate for Head Start Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined in introducing a resolution to nullify a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interim final rule (IFR) that requires all staff and volunteers in Head Start educational facilities around the country to be fully vaccinated...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN EFFORT TO REOPEN U.S. CAPITOL & SENATE BUILDINGS TO VISITORS

Senators Cosponsor Resolution Saying Restricted Access ‘Illogical & Unacceptable’ as the Nation Reopens from COVID Constraints

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a resolution supporting the reopening of the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Senate buildings, which were closed to the public in March 2020 amid COVID-19 fears.

The Mississippi lawmakers...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES FDA APPROVAL OF FIRST GENERIC OF RESTASIS

Miss. Senator Long Critical of Company behind Skyrocketing Cost of Prescription Eye-Drop Medication

WATCH IT AGAIN:  In 2020, Hyde-Smith Cited Hard-hit Mississippians to Push for Prescription Drug Pricing Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a generic alternative to the eye-drop prescription drug Restasis, a decision she has long...

MISS. DELEGATION RAISES QUESTIONS CONCERNING DATABASES OF RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FOR COVID-19 VACCINES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.), U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) late Wednesday sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget concerning reports that the Biden Administration plans to create databases of federal employees who have requested...

HYDE-SMITH REGISTERS ALARM OVER BORDER CRISIS, SAYS CONGRESS MUST ACT TO OVERCOME BIDEN INACTION

‘This is a Crisis of President Biden’s Own Making.  We can fix it,’ Miss. Senator Declares

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Says Border Crisis is Beyond Alarming, Demands Action.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Speaks at Border Crisis News Conference.
Graphic:  Southwest Border Apprehensions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said Congress must take strong action to overcome...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS USPS ANSWERS ON DELIVERY DELAYS TO THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

Miss. Senator Part of Bipartisan Push for Independent Investigation into USPS Delivery of Free Materials for the Blind & Physically Handicapped

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Persistent delays in delivering critical mail for the blind and physically handicapped have prompted U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues to request an investigation of U.S. Postal Service compliance with a federally-funded free...

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...