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...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO, & GUEST ANNOUNCE $16.02 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO, & GUEST ANNOUNCE $16.02 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

Hattiesburg, Barnett Reservoir Projects Receive Major Boost from U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD Grants

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $16.02 million in federal grant funding for road improvements in Hattiesburg and the Jackson metro...

Miss., Ala. senators split on rule change to raise debt ceiling

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Miss., Ala. senators split on rule change to raise debt ceiling

Fourteen Republicans, including Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, joined all 50 Democrats in the U.S. Senate Thursday to fast-track a bill to raise the nation’s debt limit.

By WTOK Staff

WASHINGTON (WTOK) - Fourteen...