Tina Smith: “If you do not have a safe, decent place to call home, nothing else in your life works.”

Rural hospitals are vital for families in small towns and rural communities. These hospitals not only provide care close to home, they’re also economic engines for their region.

I would move hell or high water to make sure that Peggy Flanagan is the next senator from Minnesota.

I’ve seen senators that go along to get along, that hoard their power, that protect themselves, and pacify big money. And then I’ve seen senators who are fighters, people who are determined, who have the strength and the conviction, people…

But many rural hospitals face increasingly dire financial strain and workforce shortages, forcing them to cut services or even close down altogether.