,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #bj1      
#bjai,ms4 ,finkenauer 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,smith  
of ,nebraska1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of    
,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of         
,washington1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,ms4 ,sewell  
of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1
 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 and     
,mrs4 ,axne7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,national ,rural ,health ,day4
  ,whereas #fj1jjj1jjj hard-working     
individuals in the ,united ,states live 
in rural communities2 ,whereas rural    
individuals in the ,united ,states are  
increasingly facing barriers to         
accessing the health care services they 
need2 ,whereas rural health facilities  
in the ,united ,states have faced       
systemic challenges1 including low      
reimbursements1 physician workforce     

shortages1 and difficulty accessing     
certain technologies like telehealth2   
,whereas these challenges have          
contributed to #aai rural hospital      
closures since #bjaj2 ,whereas these    
challenges have made it more difficult  
for all rural health care facilities to 
keep their doors open and serve         
patients2 ,whereas ,national ,rural     
,health ,day was established to         
emphasize the importance of rural areas 
of the ,united ,states and recognize the
 efforts and contributions to address   
the unique challenges in rural health   
care2 ,whereas the ,national            
,organization of ,state ,offices of     
,rural ,health has recognized ,national 
,rural ,health ,day the third ,thursday 
of each ,november since #bjaj2 and      
,whereas ,national ,rural ,health ,day  
will be celebrated this year on         
,november #ba1 #bjai3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of ,national ,rural    

,health ,day2  7#b7 celebrates rural    
health care providers and the millions  
of individuals in the ,united ,states   
they serve2 and  7#c7 expresses         
commitment to advancing policy to       
improve health care accessibility and   
affordability in rural areas of the     
,united ,states4