Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise today to offer my amendment that will transfer funds from government bureaucracy to the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program. The rural hospital closure crisis continues to intensify. Unfortunately, over 138 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 and over 450 additional facilities are vulnerable to closure. While recent innovations in healthcare, such as the implementation of telehealth technology, show promise to rural communities, rural America is facing crises that are leading to dwindling access to essential care. Competitive grant programs like the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program play a large role in ensuring that Americans living in rural communities can access quality, cost-effective healthcare. This program supports small rural hospitals in meeting value-based payment and care goals for their respective organizations through purchases of hardware, software, and training. While current spending for rural health discretionary programs is relatively small in the largest discretionary spending bill, it plays a critical role in solidifying the fragile healthcare infrastructure and workforce in rural communities. Americans, especially in rural communities, continue to struggle with affordable coverage, yet Joe Biden has done nothing to actually lower costs. Let's empower our rural communities to keep providing high-quality healthcare and eliminate red tape and useless bureaucracy that is standing between doctors and patients.…”