WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representatives Gregg Harper, R-Miss., and Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today welcomed the award of $1,941,653 to support distance learning and telemedicine programs in 15 Mississippi counties. The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program. “Distance learning [ READ MORE ]
Dear Friend, Combating the opioid crisis continues to be a top priority across our country. As Chairman of #SubOversight, I am proud to stand with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work together to find tangible solutions to stop this destructive epidemic from continuing to wreck our nation’s communities. In June, the [ READ MORE ]
Last week, Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) led a group of bipartisan members of the Energy and Commerce Committee in a Special Order on the House floor. The members spoke about the opioid crisis that is ravaging the entire country, and the committee’s ongoing legislative and investigative efforts to help stem the [ READ MORE ]
