Liz Saville Roberts: “today I am very proud and honored to cosponsor legislation along with my colleagues, Senators Conrad, Harkin, and…”

“today I am very proud and honored to cosponsor legislation along with my colleagues, Senators Conrad, Harkin, and several Members of the Senate Rural Health Care Caucus, to honor Senator Craig Thomas. The bill is the Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act. As we all know, last week the Senate lost a steady hand and man who has done much for his State of Wyoming. Craig was dependable in the finest sense of the word. He was the epitome of what I believe a Senator should be. On a personal note, he was not only a colleague but a dear friend, and I will cherish that always. He was also a fellow marine. In this case, Semper Fidelis, 'always faithful,' is always appropriate. If anyone faced trouble in their life, the one person they would want by their side riding shotgun would be Craig Thomas. The people of Wyoming and all of Craig's colleagues knew that he fought for rural America and always put the needs of his State above all else. On the health care front, Craig was truly a champion for strengthening our rural health care delivery system and provided much needed relief to our hospitals and other providers in our rural areas.”