Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise today to offer my amendment that will transfer funds from government bureaucracy to the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program to support physician workforce expansion in rural areas. On top of closures, the healthcare workforce shortages continue to plague rural communities. Over 75 percent of rural counties are designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Programs like the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program support the development of new rural residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, and psychiatry to address the physician workforce shortages and challenges faced by rural communities. Rural residency programs are accredited medical residency training programs that train residents in rural settings for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency and focus on producing physicians who will practice in rural communities. This program also contributes jobs to rural economies, provides access to a range of medical services, and strengthens communities throughout rural America. Competitive grant programs, like the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program, play a large role in ensuring that Americans living in rural communities can access quality, cost-effective healthcare. Let's support our rural communities instead of handicapping them with one-size-fits-all mandates as the Biden administration has done.…”