Health Care

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN LEGISLATION TO OVERTURN BIDEN NURSING HOME STAFFING MANDATES

New Staffing Requirements Would Harm Virtually All Mississippi Nursing Homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored bipartisan legislation to overturn a Biden administration nursing home staffing rule that sets unreasonable staffing mandates that would harm virtually all long-term care facilities in Mississippi.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are...

HYDE-SMITH BASHES DEMS’ DECEPTIVE ‘CONTRACEPTION’ SHOW VOTE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today bashed so-called “contraception” legislation proposed by Senate Democrats as a deceptive ploy that would, among other things, infringe on religious freedoms and parental rights.

Hyde-Smith opposed Democrat efforts to force a vote on its retread of the Right to Contraception Act (S.4381).  It is a futile, politically-motivated attempt...

HYDE-SMITH REQUESTS INFORMATION ON REPORTS THAT MIGRANTS MAY BE HOUSED IN MISS.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked a Biden administration official to provide her with information regarding reports that the federal government could issue a contract to house migrants at a closed casino hotel in Tunica County.

Hyde-Smith issued the request in a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) official who administers the Office of Refugee...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATS DECEPTIVE BORDER VOTE

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Slams Sham Vote Intended to Deflect Attention Away from Biden, Democrats’ Border Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in advance of a scheduled 1 p.m. (Central) vote on a flawed border bill that already failed in the Senate in February:

“No one should be fooled by Senator...

SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 18 AS 'KIDS TO PARKS DAY'

Hyde-Smith & Wyden Lead Resolution Designating Day to Promote Outdoor Recreation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate this week approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 18, 2024, as National Kids to Parks Day and to encourage young people and their families to get outdoors.

The bipartisan Kids to Parks Resolution (S.Res.686) was...

HYDE-SMITH HELPS INTRODUCE ‘MOMS ACT’

Cosponsors Legislation Aimed at Building Culture of Life, Supporting Women & Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday helped introduce legislation to provide critical support to women during typically challenging phases of motherhood:  prenatal, postpartum, and early childhood development.

Introduced in advance of Mother’s Day by U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS FDA CAN’T DISMISS RAMIFICATIONS OF LAX CHEMICAL ABORTION DRUG REGS

At Hearing, Hyde-Smith Seeks FDA Response to Stockpiling of Chemical Abortion Drugs

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Challenges Lax FDA Regulations on Access to Abortion Drugs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today again challenged the lax standards set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that permit access to chemical abortion drugs without...

WITH EYE ON HEALTH OF U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY, HYDE-SMITH SEEKS DATA ON FDA INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FROM ECUADOR

At Hearing, Hyde-Smith Warms that Gulf Coast Shrimpers are Suffering from Effects of Foreign Subsidized Importers

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and FDA Commissioner Discuss Imported Shrimp Inspections, Domestic Shrimp Industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide detailed information on its...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MEDICARE TELEHEALTH SERVICES

Backs Bipartisan Bill to Keep Vital Telehealth Available to Patients Past December Deadline

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Urges HHS Secretary Becerra to Work with Congress to Extend Telehealth Services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is now a cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to authorize permanent telehealth flexibilities under Medicare, critical legislation required to avoid a December deadline...