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HYDE-SMITH, MERKLEY LEAD BILL TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SHORTAGES

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Would Create Loan Program to Increase Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to introduce a bill to help increase access to care for mental health and substance use disorders as the nation grapples with a lack of treatment facilities.

The Mental Health Infrastructure...

HYDE-SMITH QUESTIONS HOMELAND SECRETARY ON FEMA FUTURE, CONTINUED MSU ROLE IN UAS PROJECT

Senate Homeland Security Appropriators Begin Review of FY2026 DHS Budget Request

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today used a budget review hearing for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to getting a better handle on how President Trump’s plans to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could affect Mississippi, a state prone to weather-related...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILLS TO PROTECT AMERICAN INVESTORS, TARGET COMMUNIST CHINA MEDDLING IN U.S. MARKETS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has cosponsored two bills to protect American investors by cracking down on Communist China’s influence in and exploitation of U.S. financial markets.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Secure America’s Finance Exchanges (SAFE) Act and the Sanction Transactions Originating from Pernicious Chinese Companies and Policies ...

SENS. HYDE-SMITH & KING INTRODUCE ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACT’

Bipartisan Bill Would Set First Federal Criminal Penalties for Violence Against Healthcare Workers 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Angus King (I-Maine) on Monday introduced legislation to address escalating incidences of violence against healthcare workers by establishing federal criminal penalties for assaulting hospital employees.

The bipartisan Save Healthcare Workers Act (S.1600) would help...

AS USDA DELIVERS AG AID TO FARMERS, HYDE-SMITH PUSHES FOR STRONGER FARM SAFETY NET IN TRUMP’S ‘BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL’

Miss. Senator Touts Ongoing Budget Reconciliation Process as Subcommittee Reviews FY26 USDA Budget

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Praises Help for Farmers, While Looking to Build Stronger Farm Safety Net.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised U.S. Department of Agriculture efforts to get congressionally-approved aid to farmers, but warned that many...