Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1571 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. RESTORING STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE THE 35-MILE RULE FOR CERTAIN MEDICARE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL DESIGNATIONS. (a) In General.--Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4) is amended-- (1) in subsection (c)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)(i)-- (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' at the end; (ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or'' at the end; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: ``(III) subject to subparagraph (G), is a hospital described in subparagraph (F) and is certified on or after the date of the enactment of the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2023 by the State as being a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area;''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ``(F) Hospital described.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i)(III), a hospital described in this subparagraph is a hospital that-- ``(i) is a sole community hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)), a medicare dependent, small rural hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(G)(iv)), a low- volum…”