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Dick Durbin: “What do the hospitals tell you when you go home? … Senator Duckworth and I sent letters to 129 rural hospitals in…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2026
What do the hospitals tell you when you go home? … Senator Duckworth and I sent letters to 129 rural hospitals in Illinois and said, how are you doing? More than half of them said, we are in trouble—serious trouble.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing concerns from rural hospitals in Illinois.

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