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Keeping my commitment to Arizona's rural veterans
Arizona's 6th Congressional District is home to a multitude of rural communities, with veterans in every county.
Rethinking rural health care in America's remote frontiers
Rural America represents 20% of our nation's population but covers nearly 97% of our land. These are the communities and people that sustain our farms, our fisheries, and our frontiers.
Providing affordable, quality care for all Americans
I'm a doctor. I practiced medicine in Wyoming for 24 years. I know what affordable, reliable, quality local care means for our communities. Rural providers are lifelines.
America still needs a new farm bill
America's farmers are staring down a crisis. Farm bankruptcies are rising, commodity prices have plummeted, and profitability per acre is deep in the red, placing unprecedented financial stress on many family farms.
Revitalize rural health care, a lifeline for communities
More than 70% of America's land is rural, a vast stretch of forests, plains, farms, small towns, and open country that approximately 50 million people call home.
For emergency rural health care, look to the sky
Living in rural America comes with great benefits a simpler way of life in picturesque countrysides where neighbors can be miles away physically but deeply close personally.
With permitting reform's passage, rural America wins
America's rural communities are the backbone of our nation's economy, embodying the values of hard work and self-reliance that define our country.
Three words that improve rural health: Community project funding
Few issues divide members of Congress along party lines like health care.
The doctor shortage no one in Washington wants to talk about
Growing up in rural America, you learn early that we take care of our own. Neighbors show up. Families pitch in. When something needs fixing, folks roll up their sleeves and get to work.
Rural America needs a health care revolution
From the volcano-lined communities of Ka' to the corn belt of the Midwest, one truth is clear: rural America is being asked to survive a health care system that is flat-out failing us.
Rural health care deserves flexible, local solutions
More than 60 million Americans live in rural communities like ours; yet accessing high-quality health care remains a persistent challenge.
We can solve America's rural health care crisis
Every American should have access to quality, affordable health care regardless of their zip code.
Congress is prioritizing rural health care for Hoosiers
Hoosiers deserve access to quality medical care. Indiana boasts a rich agricultural history, strong universities, and growing energy and advanced manufacturing industries.
Ensuring health care access for rural areas
A single visit to West Virginia is all one needs to understand why our state's slogan is "Almost Heaven."
Telehealth ensures access to quality care in any location
Nearly 60 million Americans live in rural areas. Many were born there, and others choose rural America for reasons such as the benefits of space, tranquility, access to nature, and close-knit community.
Delivering critical access to care for rural veterans
Veterans live in every community across the country. Yet unlike most Americans, they can't simply use the closest health care providers.
When rural America calls for help, Washington needs to answer
I think everyone can agree that rural America doesn't get much attention until something goes wrong.
