Today, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee held a hearing titled, Rural Quality of Life: Opportunities and Challenges for the Rural Care Economy. The following is as a statement from Matt Hildreth, Executive Director or RuralOrganizing.Org:
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On Thursday, March 10th, a bipartisan group of legislators led by Senator Mark Kelly and Representative Angie Craig introduced the groundbreaking Rural Prosperity Act, taking up RuralOrganizing.org’s charge for a permanent point of coordination for all federal programs meant to benefit
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The following is a statement from Brent Edwards, Ohio Organizer for RuralOrganizing.Org:
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Last night, at the State of the Union, President Biden reminded the nation that one of the first things he did as President “was fight to pass the American Rescue Plan.” And he explained, again, why, “ Because people were hurting. We needed to act, and we did.’
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Tonight, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to the State of the Union. No doubt, we’ll hear a lot of attacks on President Biden from her. But what she won’t say, but should is: Thank You Joe Biden. Kim Reynolds’ campaign has been running ads in Iowa media promoting her response tonight. Those ads are appearing with an article that begins, “ $100 million from the American Rescue Plan Act will go toward addressing Iowa’s housing shortage.” [...]