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Stories / Issue · Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2026

Rural Health Care

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10Members · 4 D · 6 R
10Actions · 4 D · 6 R
9States & territories · IA · VT · TX · NY lead
$55.2MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWed302Thu11Fri21Sat3Sun4Mon52Tue64Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 2
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 5
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 1

Where they stand

Support · 2

  • RGrassley IAUrged CMS support for Rural Health Transformation Program funding in Iowa
  • RNunn IAUrged CMS to continue second year of Rural Health Transformation Funding

Oppose · 2

  • DRiley NYOpposed Verizon's plan to discontinue rural copper landline service
  • DDavids KSIntroduced package to counter healthcare rollbacks and hospital closures

What each party did · Democrats 4 · Republicans 6

  • 0Requested action1
  • 1Sent letters1
  • 1Visits and events0
  • 1Announced funding4
  • 1Filed or pushed bills0

Most active

  1. DWelch VT1
  2. RGrassley IA1
  3. RJackson TX1
  4. RNunn IA1
  5. DRiley NY1
  6. DDavids KS1
  7. DDurbin IL1
  8. RMcClain MI1

By state

  • IA2
  • VT1
  • TX1
  • NY1
  • KS1
  • IL1
  • MI1
  • KY1

+1 more with fewer actions

Every action

10 actions · 10 releases
  1. Oct 6, 2026
    • Visit

      DWelch VT

      Visited rural hospital birthing center to discuss health care workforce and access.

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    • Letter

      RGrassley IA $209M

      Led Iowa delegation letter urging CMS to support rural healthcare funding request.

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    • Funding

      RJackson TX $51M

      Applauded $51 million Trump administration investment in rural healthcare across Texas.

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    • Request

      RNunn IA $209M

      Urged CMS to continue Rural Health Transformation Funding for Iowa after $209 million awarded in 2026.

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  2. Oct 5, 2026
    • Letter

      DRiley NY

      Demanded answers from Verizon over rural copper landline service shutoffs.

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    • Bill

      DDavids KS

      Introduced healthcare legislation package to lower costs and protect rural Kansas hospitals.

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  3. Oct 2, 2026
    • Funding

      DDurbin IL $300K

      Announced $300,000 in federal funding for Jersey Community Hospital District rural EMS training.

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  4. Oct 1, 2026
    • Funding

      RMcClain MI $750K

      Announced $750,000 in federal funding for rural opioid response services in Michigan.

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  5. Sep 30, 2026
    • Funding

      RGuthrie KY $375K

      Celebrated $375,138 in federal grants for two rural Kentucky hospitals.

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    • Funding

      RHyde-Smith MS $2.8M

      Announced $2.8 million grant for Mississippi Delta rural healthcare network development.

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Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works