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On the recordMarch 21, 2022
Let me be clear. We all want nursing homes to be safe and our loved ones to have quality care, but the President just proposed new requirements on staffing and potential enforcement penalties that make me wonder if anyone is thinking about how rural nursing homes are going to be able to make it.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune expresses concern over Biden's nursing home mandates affecting rural care.

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