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Dick Durbin: “Here’s what I’m proposing—it is modest, by federal standards, but it is important. I think we ought to make a commitment…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2026
Here’s what I’m proposing—it is modest, by federal standards, but it is important. I think we ought to make a commitment in this Farm Bill to rural hospitals.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Proposing support for rural hospitals in the Farm Bill.

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