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 She believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, should be repealed.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.
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Senator Hyde-Smith Visits the Delta
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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith conducted a series of meetings on February 19 in the Mississippi Delta, meeting with elected leaders and others to promote regional economic growth and tourism. The Senator’s agenda included...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON VOTE FOR CORONAVIRUS FUNDING BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement after her vote to send President Trump the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act:
“The overwhelming vote for this package indicates strong support for a government-wide response to the coronavirus situation, meaning we must have federal, state, and local coordination and cooperation.”
The package, passed on a...
HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO INCLUDE TELEHEALTH PROVISION IN CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUNDING PACKAGE
Senate & House Appropriators Reach Agreement on Resources to Contain, Treat COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the emergency funding package negotiated by congressional appropriators to combat the coronavirus includes a provision to ensure treatment options through telehealth technologies.
Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Telehealth Working Group, worked to...
HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN
Hyde-Smith and 14 Other Senators Question Ability of Brazil to Meet U.S. Food Safety Standards Consistently
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of Senators who are suggesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture may need a complete verification process before lifting a ban on Brazilian raw beef imports.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, signed a letter to...
HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS DURING HHS BUDGET REVIEW
Asks Sec. Azar for Details on Budget Request to Improve Access, Aid Troubled Rural Hospitals
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Addresses Rural Health Care Needs in FY2021 HHS Budget Hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reaffirmed her commitment to work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve rural health care and support financially-troubled rural hospitals.
Hyde-Smith...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO PROTECT & DEFEND THE UNBORN
Miss. Senator Cosponsored Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today voted to proceed with two bills that would protect and defend the lives of unborn children, including those who survive abortion procedures.
Hyde-Smith voted with a majority of her fellow Senators to allow debate and passage of...
Washington Examiner
OPINION: Even in the US, hundreds of thousands of girls are at risk for female genital mutilation
By Andrea G. Bottner
Thursday is Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation. Many may wonder why we need a day like this. We don’t want to think about this kind of horrific...
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President Trump to take stage at annual March for Life event
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump will become the first sitting president to address the March for Life when he takes the stage Friday at the annual anti-abortion gathering in the nation’s capital.
As he heads into the 2020...
HYDE-SMITH ASKS USDA TO STOP UNLAWFUL CATFISH SNACKS FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES
Miss. Senator Targets Products like “Fried Crispy Fish Skin Snacks” that Violate U.S. Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to intensify efforts to stop illegally exported catfish-based products, such as fried crispy fish skin snacks, from entering the country and being stocked on U.S. grocery shelves.
Hyde-Smith on Thursday issued a letter to the...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s third State of the Union Address to the nation:
“I applaud President Trump for remaining optimistic despite these contentious times. He reminds us that there is more work to do to continue the great American comeback.
“The President’s strong America-first, pro-growth agenda is...
