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Senator Hyde-Smith supports common-sense, patient-centered healthcare 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  She believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, should be repealed.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.


AFRH receives rapid COVID-19 testing equipment

WXXV-TV Gulfport

AFRH receives rapid COVID-19 testing equipment

By WXXV

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on Tuesday thanked the Defense Logistics Agency for granting her request to expedite the delivery of equipment necessary for rapid COVID-19 testing at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport...

Sen. Hyde-Smith gets ‘A’ rating from pro-life group. Rep. Thompson has an ‘F.’

WLBT-TV Jackson

Sen. Hyde-Smith gets ‘A’ rating from pro-life group. Rep. Thompson has an ‘F.’

By Josh Carter

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has received an ‘A’ rating from the Susan B. Anthony List’s National Pro-Life Scoreboard.

Hyde-Smith shared the news on Twitter, saying she is “honored” to receive the score, adding, “let’s continue to fight for the right to life for unborn children.”

She received this rating due to her voting, “consistently to protect the lives of...

School district students now receiving free meals through USDA waiver

Itawamba County Times

School district students now receiving free meals through USDA waiver

By Teresa Blake

Itawamba County School District (ICSD) students are now receiving free breakfast and lunch meals after the approval of a state-wide school nutrition waiver.

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...

Tim Scott, Cory Booker introduce Sickle Cell Awareness Month resolution

South Carolina Now

Tim Scott, Cory Booker introduce Sickle Cell Awareness Month resolution

By Matthew Christian

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Tim Scott continues his efforts to fight sickle cell disease. 

Scott and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker introduced a resolution Thursday designating September as...

$18.7 million in CARES Act funding awarded to Mississippi

WJTV-TV Jackson

$18.7 million in CARES Act funding awarded to Mississippi

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Posted: Sep 10, 2020 / 01:11 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 10, 2020 / 01:12 PM CDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced that $18.7 million in additional CARES Act funding will help...

HYDE-SMITH GETS FLU VACCINE, CALLS ON MISSISSIPPIANS TO DO THE SAME 

HYDE-SMITH GETS FLU VACCINE, CALLS ON MISSISSIPPIANS TO DO THE SAME 

Annual Flu Outbreak Will Add Pressure for Healthcare Providers Amid Ongoing Pandemic 

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PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Receives Annual Flu Shot.

MADISON, Miss. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a flu shot and encouraged fellow Mississippians to be vaccinated amid concerns that the annual influenza outbreak will place added burdens on healthcare workers and hospitals already treating COVID-19 patients.

Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO PROTECT HEALTH COVERAGE FOR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS 

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO PROTECT HEALTH COVERAGE FOR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS 

Miss. Senator Critical of Partisan Trivialization of an Issue with Broad Bipartisan Support

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reiterated her support for protecting health coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions and criticized Senate Democrats for trivializing bipartisan desires to ensure health insurance access for those individuals.

Hyde-Smith on Wednesday night...