[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6098]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   RURAL COMMUNITIES NEED HEALTHCARE

  (Ms. HOYLE of Oregon asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. HOYLE of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Rural Health Month. One-third of Oregon's counties are frontier 
counties, which have even more struggles accessing healthcare than our 
rural communities.
  We need to make sure that the people who are feeding our country--our 
farmers, our fishermen, and our ranchers--can access the healthcare 
that they need. The barriers are great.
  I was just able to get $2 million to build a chemotherapy care clinic 
in Curry County. It would take 7\1/2\ hours for people needing 
chemotherapy to be able to go get treatment, having to travel by car on 
dangerous roads. We need to do better.
  These people are the heart of our country, and we need to invest in 
healthcare for our rural communities.

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