[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM

  (Mr. SHREVE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHREVE. Mr. Speaker, a simple principle should guide us: where we 
live should not determine the quality of healthcare that we can get, 
but for too many Hoosiers, especially in our rural communities, this 
isn't the reality.
  That is why the Working Families Tax Cut Act matters. Through the new 
Rural Health Transformation Program, Indiana is receiving $207 million 
in first-year funding, the first of 5 years of support, to strengthen 
rural healthcare statewide.
  This funding will support hospitals and strengthen emergency care for 
Hoosiers who can get that care close to home. For communities from 
Connersville to Richmond and across Rush, Shelby, and Henry Counties, 
this means quality care closer, shorter drives for appointments, faster 
response times when minutes count, especially for our seniors, 
veterans, and working families.
  This is the right kind of investment, helping our rural communities 
stay healthy without raising taxes, without growing bureaucracy, and 
without leaving Hoosiers behind.

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