HYDE-SMITH ASKS FOR AGENCY PLANS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINES TO RURAL AREAS
HYDE-SMITH ASKS FOR AGENCY PLANS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINES TO RURAL AREAS
Senate Appropriators Look at Needs as Nation Prepares for Potential Vaccine Distribution Later this Year
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Rural Healthcare Needs in Coronavirus Fight.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought details of how federal agencies plan to ensure the availability and distribution of an anticipated COVID-19 vaccine to rural and underserved communities.
Hyde-Smith...
PROPOSED TRANSPLANT REGULATIONS COULD DESTABILIZE PROGRAM, MISS. DELEGATION WARNS
PROPOSED TRANSPLANT REGULATIONS COULD DESTABILIZE PROGRAM, MISS. DELEGATION WARNS
Miss. Lawmakers Seek Changes to HHS Organ Procurement Organizations Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Mississippi Congressional Delegation today raised concerns about proposed changes to performance standards for organ procurement, which could destabilize a program that is particularly critical for patients with kidney disease.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS SICKLE CELL DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH
HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS SICKLE CELL DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in introducing a resolution recognizing September as Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Awareness Month.
SCD is a genetic disorder that affects approximately 100,000 Americans, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. There are at least 2,500 African Americans in Mississippi living with sickle...
HYDE-SMITH: HUD GRANTS $18.7 MILLION TO MISS. TO ADDRESS CORONAVIRUS-RELATED HARDSHIPS
HYDE-SMITH: HUD GRANTS $18.7 MILLION TO MISS. TO ADDRESS CORONAVIRUS-RELATED HARDSHIPS
CARES Act Provides Supplemental CDBG Funds to State, Jackson, Hattiesburg & Coastal Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $18.7 million in additional CARES Act funding to help Mississippi control the spread of COVID-19 by, among other things, addressing housing-related hardships caused by the national health emergency.
The U.S...
HYDE-SMITH, CASSIDY & COLLINS CALL FOR SWIFT PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE $500 BILLION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AMID COVID-19
HYDE-SMITH, CASSIDY & COLLINS CALL FOR SWIFT PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE $500 BILLION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AMID COVID-19
Senators File the SMART Act as an Amendment to the COVID-19 Relief Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to file the State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Act as an amendment to the Senate COVID-19 relief package. Consideration of the...
McClain, Thune introduce legislation to protect toddlers from federal mandates
Huron County (Mich.) View
McClain, Thune introduce legislation to protect toddlers from federal mandates
Huron County View
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) introduced the Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act. This bicameral legislation would...
Port of Aberdeen receives $4 million federal grant for rail spur
Monroe Journal
Port of Aberdeen receives $4 million federal grant for rail spur
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – The Port of Aberdeen was one of two Mississippi recipients announced Dec. 23 to receive a shared $8.14 million for infrastructure funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Two Mississippi ports receive $8M in infrastructure funding
WJTV-TV Jackson
Two Mississippi ports receive $8M in infrastructure funding
By: Cianna Reeves
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – More than $8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding will go toward rail projects at two Mississippi ports, Port Bienville in Hancock County and the...
Sounding the alarm on the administration's recent action on abortion pills
The Hill
Sounding the alarm on the administration's recent action on abortion pills
By Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Marjorie Dannenfelser, Opinion Contributors
Last week, Joe Biden’s Food & Drug Administration (FDA) severely weakened longstanding federal safety regulations on chemical...
Miss. senators oppose elimination of protections for faith-based adoption agencies
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Miss. senators oppose elimination of protections for faith-based adoption agencies
By J.T. Mitchell
A group of 30 United States senators, including Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), are taking issue with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...