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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 26, 2020

Hyde-Smith promotes bill to fix U.S. reserves of critical medical supplies

Bipartisan Measure Would Implement a Program to Rebuild Strategic National Stockpile U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week helped introduce legislation to strength U.S. supply chains and establish domestic reserves of critical medical supplies for future public health emergencies. Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020, which would begin…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 26, 2020

Wicker to White House: Prize Competitions Could Solve COVID-19 Problems

Private-Sector Innovation Is Key to Overcoming Pressing Health Challenges U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy encouraging the federal government to host prize competitions to address COVID-19-related challenges. Wicker has been a champion of national prize-based competitions, which can…