Political Quotes

Field hearings play a very important role in the work of our Committee.

The shortage of healthcare providers has long been a factor in these closures, and at the Federal level, I know we need to take a multi-pronged approach to address these workforce shortages.

Now, we obviously know employee ownership is good for business, it is good for people, and it is good for communities like the one I represent in Northeast Iowa.

I think that many of my colleagues here today, including Dr. Joyce, can speak to how the economic opportunities and challenges in rural communities that they represent have changed over the last decade.