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Introduction of the Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025

Floor Speech

Date: Aug. 19, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025, which would make the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program (Program). The $50 billion Program was established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). While the Program's title refers to rural health, H.R. 1 permits the Program's funds to be used for health care services, providers and technology outside rural areas.

Senate Republicans, who created the Program, made only the 50 states eligible for funding, likely depriving D.C. of hundreds of millions of dollars. D.C. is treated as a state for most federal programs because D.C. residents pay the same federal taxes as residents of states, and there is no reason D.C. should not be eligible for the Program's funds.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

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