How the conversation moved
Democrat Republican · one dot = one action| Action type | Wk ofJul 9 | Wk ofJul 16 | Wk ofJul 23 | Wk ofJul 308 | Wk ofAug 69 | Wk ofAug 139 | Wk ofAug 208 | Wk ofAug 2717 | Wk ofSep 38 | Wk ofSep 1013 | Wk ofSep 1711 | Wk ofSep 249 | Wk ofOct 18 | Total |
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| Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials | 12 | |||||||||||||
| HearingsHeld, testified or questioned | 2 | |||||||||||||
| PraisedCredit for a decision or person | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Announced fundingGrants and approvals | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Other | 1 |
Where they stand
Support · 11
- RGrassley IAUrged CMS support for Rural Health Transformation Program funding in Iowa
- RNunn IAUrged CMS to continue second year of Rural Health Transformation Funding
- RHoeven NDIntroduced bill extending FCHIP to improve rural hospital care
- RFedorchak NDIntroduced bill extending rural hospital demonstration program
- RRulli OHIntroduced CHC REBASE Act to improve Medicare payments
- RBoebert COPraised Rural Health Transformation Program funding for Colorado providers
- DVasquez NMDemanded VA expand in-person assistance and place liaison in rural New Mexico
- RNewhouse WAUrged CMS to enable Critical Access Hospital status for Astria Toppenish
- RCrane AZSupports medical education partnership to improve rural physician recruitment.
- RTuberville ALIntroduced bill to strengthen rural hospital access to federal resources
- DPingree MEUrged hospital to explore all options to preserve maternity services
Oppose · 7
- DRiley NYOpposed Verizon's plan to discontinue rural copper landline service
- DDavids KSIntroduced package to counter healthcare rollbacks and hospital closures
- DWarner VAUrged CMS to reconsider remote monitoring restrictions
- DSchumer NYOpposes Medicaid cuts; introduced bill to reverse them
- DSchiff CADemanded Education Department restore school-based mental health grant funding
- DWyden ORDemanded reversal of unlawful cuts to school-based mental health services funding
- RCiscomani AZOpposed closure of tribal health facility
What each party did · Democrats 34 · Republicans 66
- 0Requested action1
- 8Sent letters4
- 1Hearings1
- 0Praised1
- 8Visits and events11
- 7Announced funding39
- 10Filed or pushed bills8
- 0Other1
By state
+31 more with fewer actions
Every action
100 actions · 110 releases- Oct 6, 2026
- Visit
- Letter
RGrassley IA $209M
Led Iowa delegation letter urging CMS to support rural healthcare funding request.
- Funding
RJackson TX $51M
Applauded $51 million Trump administration investment in rural healthcare across Texas.
- Request
- Oct 5, 2026
- Letter
- Bill
Introduced healthcare legislation package to lower costs and protect rural Kansas hospitals.
- Oct 2, 2026
- Funding
DDurbin IL $300K
Announced $300,000 in federal funding for Jersey Community Hospital District rural EMS training.
- Funding
- Oct 1, 2026
- Funding
RMcClain MI $750K
Announced $750,000 in federal funding for rural opioid response services in Michigan.
- Funding
- Sep 30, 2026
- Funding
- Funding
RHyde-Smith MS $2.8M
Announced $2.8 million grant for Mississippi Delta rural healthcare network development.
- Sep 29, 2026
- Funding
RHyde-Smith MS $2.8M
Announced $2.8 million grant to improve rural healthcare networks in Mississippi Delta region.
- Funding
- Sep 28, 2026
- Funding
- Funding
RArrington TX $51M
Announced $51 million in rural health investment for Texas through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
- Funding
RBresnahan PA $2.8M
Announced $2.8 million in federal grants to The Wright Center for medical education programs.
- Sep 25, 2026
- Funding
RMiller-Meeks IA $15.9M
Announced $15.9 million for rural cancer screenings and prevention in Iowa.
- Funding
- Funding
- Sep 24, 2026
- Funding
- Sep 23, 2026
- Letter
- Visit
- Bill
Introduced legislation to extend Frontier Community Health Integration Project for five years in rural areas.
- Bill
Introduced bill to expand access to long-acting reversible contraception in rural communities.
- Sep 22, 2026
- Funding
RWagner MO $45M
Announced $45 million for rural Missouri hospital and healthcare improvements.
- Funding
- Sep 21, 2026
- Visit
Highlighted constituent's internship at local eye clinic and diabetes education center.
- Visit
- Sep 17, 2026
- Visit
Met with CMS Administrator to discuss health care access and Medicare funding for Guam.
- Bill
Introduced bipartisan Revitalize Rural America Act to expand rural health care and agriculture support.
- Funding
RNorman SC $167M
Announced $167 million in rural health grants for 228 South Carolina healthcare providers.
- Bill
RBarrett MI $10K
Introduced bipartisan bill to provide tax credits for health professionals serving rural areas.
- Bill
- Visit
- Sep 16, 2026
- Hearing
Secured Surgeon General nominee commitment to address rural health care gaps in Maine.
- Funding
RCollins ME $600K
Announced $600,000 in federal grants for rural emergency medical services in Maine.
- Bill
- Bill
Introduced REACH Act offering $10,000 annual tax credit to health providers in rural areas.
- Hearing
- Sep 15, 2026
- Bill
- Funding
RHyde-Smith MS $3.8M
Announced $3.75 million in federal grants to 20 Mississippi rural hospitals for workforce support.
- Funding
- Sep 14, 2026
- Funding
DOssoff GA, RMoran KS $16M
Announced $16 million in federal funding for 18 Georgia rural hospitals.
- Funding
- Funding
RMarshall KS $17M
Applauded nearly $17 million in CMS funding for rural Kansas healthcare programs.
- Praise
RBoebert CO $200.1M
Highlighted her role in securing $200.1 million in rural health funding for Colorado through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
- Funding
- Sep 11, 2026
- Funding
- Sep 10, 2026
- Visit
- Sep 8, 2026
- Funding
RWicker MS, RHyde-Smith MS, RGuest MS $4.3M
Secured $4.25 million for University of Mississippi Medical Center telehealth center of excellence.
- Funding
DMcBride DE $5M
Celebrated $5 million in federal investments to expand rural healthcare access in Sussex County.
- Funding
- Sep 4, 2026
- Bill
Introduced bill to reverse Medicaid cuts and restore ACA tax credits for rural health care.
- Funding
- Funding
RLangworthy NY $76.2M
Announced $76.2 million investment to strengthen rural health care services across New York.
- Visit
- Bill
- Sep 3, 2026
- Bill
Introduced bipartisan bill to improve Rural Emergency Hospital designation program.
- Funding
RSmith MO $1.8M
Secured $1.8 million for Salem Memorial Hospital through Rural Health Transformation Program.
- Bill
- Sep 2, 2026
- Visit
- Visit
- Letter
Sent letter to VA demanding expanded rural veterans services and a liaison in Socorro.
- Sep 1, 2026
- Visit
DShaheen NH $1.7M
Visited hospital and trail project funded by congressionally directed spending she secured.
- Funding
RCramer ND $667K
Announced $667,064 in HHS funding for North Dakota public health and rural health programs.
- Letter
Urged CMS to create pathway for Critical Access Hospital status for tribal hospital.
- Visit
- Aug 31, 2026
- Funding
RCotton AR $149.3M
Praised $149.3 million Rural Health Transformation Program investment for Arkansas.
- Letter
Demanded Puerto Rico health department answers on Culebra's hospital facility operator change.
- Funding
- Aug 29, 2026
- Funding
RHyde-Smith MS $5.7M
Secured $5.7 million in federal funding for Southwest Primary Care facility in Mississippi.
- Funding
- Aug 28, 2026
- Visit
DDuckworth IL $1.2M
Visited John A. Logan College to highlight $1.2 million federal nursing program expansion.
- Funding
RMiller WV $750K
Applauded $750,000 rural residency planning grant to Princeton Community Hospital.
- Visit
Hosted CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz for visit to discuss rural healthcare and drug pricing.
- Visit
- Visit
- Aug 27, 2026
- Letter
Urged Department of Education to restore canceled school-based mental health grant funding.
- Funding
RCramer ND $3.3M
Announced $3.3 million in HHS funding to North Dakota for Head Start and rural health programs.
- Visit
Attended roundtable with ambulance service leaders discussing EMS challenges in rural Minnesota.
- Funding
- Letter
- Aug 26, 2026
- Visit
Celebrated opening of new emergency department at Marshall Health Network in West Virginia.
- Funding
DGluesenkamp Perez WA $1.3M
Toured rural hospital and announced $1.25 million in federal funding for imaging services and women's clinic.
- Visit
- Aug 25, 2026
- Visit
- Letter
RBarr KY $212.9M
Sent letter to governor questioning rural hospital closure claims.
- Funding
RAderholt AL $144M
Announced $144 million federal investment to improve rural healthcare access and workforce in Alabama.
- Aug 24, 2026
- Funding
- Aug 21, 2026
- Funding
RJustice WV $4.2M
Applauded Trump administration's $4.2 million investment in West Virginia rural healthcare access.
- Funding
- Aug 20, 2026
- Funding
- Aug 19, 2026
- Visit
Visited Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital to discuss healthcare access in Western Tidewater.
- Visit
- Aug 17, 2026
- Funding
DSchumer NY $6.2M
Pushed for $6.2 million federal funding to train healthcare workers at Alfred State College.
- Funding
DSchumer NY $1.6M
Delivered $1.6 million federal investment and opened rural healthcare clinic at Keuka College.
- Funding
- Aug 14, 2026
- Letter
Demanded HHS reverse cancellation of health research grants for patient safety and rural care.
- Funding
RCramer ND $4.3M
Announced $4.34 million in HHS grants for health initiatives in North Dakota.
- Letter
- Aug 13, 2026
- Funding
- Funding
RMarshall KS $284.6M
Announced $221.9 million in rural health care funding and $62.7 million for infrastructure.
- Funding
RCammack FL $42.2M
Announced $42.2 million in Rural Health Transformation Program investments for North Central Florida.
- Visit
Hosted rural healthcare roundtable and criticized Medicaid cuts threatening hospital closures.
- Aug 12, 2026
- Letter
Urged HHS Secretary Kennedy to keep Tucson Indian Health Services facility open.
- Funding
RCiscomani AZ $2M
Announced $2 million in preliminarily secured funding for rural hospital and health center.
- Letter
- Aug 11, 2026
- Funding
DTorres NY $10M
Announced nearly $10 million in state funding for cardiac catheterization lab at Lincoln Hospital.
- Funding
- Funding
- Aug 10, 2026
- Hearing
- Aug 6, 2026
- Bill
DDurbin IL $200M
Offered amendment providing $200 million annually for rural hospitals at closure risk.
- Bill
- Bill
- Visit
- Bill
- Aug 5, 2026
- Statement
Announced USCIS confirmation that H-1B payment requirement for CNMI medical professionals is not required.
- Visit
Participated in inauguration of new integrated health services center in Isabela.
- Statement
- Aug 4, 2026
- Bill
- Bill
Introduced legislation to expand federal resources for rural hospitals through Medicare designation.
- Letter
Demanded answers from CMS on inaccurate Medicaid provider directories affecting maternal care access.
- Aug 3, 2026
- Bill
DLuján NM, RMurkowski AK, RCapito WV
Introduced bipartisan bill to expand health care access in rural and remote areas.
- Bill
Introduced bill to reauthorize Rural Communities Opioid Response Program for substance use treatment.
- Letter
Urged MaineHealth to preserve labor and delivery services at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta.
- Bill
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