Pine Belt Region

MISS. SENATORS JOIN LETTER CALLING FOR MORE STATE CONTROL OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS

Mississippi to Receive $1.25 Billion to Assist with COVID-19 Outbreak

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting flexibility for states to use funds from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to assist local governments with coronavirus response efforts.

Mississippi will...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.9 MILLION IN COVID-19 FUNDING FOR MISS. HEALTH CENTERS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 20 community health centers in Mississippi will receive more than $17.9 million to support their efforts to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The health center funding stems from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted on March 27.  This historic legislation provides $1.32 billion in...

HYDE-SMITH SIGNS BIPARTISAN LETTER SEEKING GREATER COVID-19 PROTECTIONS FOR SENIORS IN HIGH-RISK SETTINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Friday signed a bipartisan letter that encourages federal health officials to consider solutions to protect Medicare beneficiaries from high-risk settings and ensure safe access to care as the nation continues to work to combat COVID-19.

The letter, sent Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare &...