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The federal shutdown halts key programs like Medicaid and rural energy assistance, threatening healthcare access for 1,200 rural hospitals, according to local officials and community leaders.
- This past week, the federal government ground to a halt, with rural America feeling the impact first and worst as neither side in U.S. Congress has enough votes to pass the continuing resolution.
- When congressional leaders deadlock and prioritize politics, funding stalls as some representatives abandon Article I oversight, turning communities into collateral in the partisan fight.
- Programs like Medicaid and REAP have been put on hold, pausing care and farm energy projects, leaving small businesses hanging while pilot benefits favor large corporate agricultural operations.
- Rural hospitals are already asking how long they can stay open as funds stop flowing, while Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene broke with her party to prioritize health care access.
- Clarifying immigration, the letter stresses that undocumented immigrants face a civil violation, and a crime occurs only if someone returns after a deportation order.
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Letters to the editor: Oct. 22
Chesterfield lost a good man Paul Lafata, a one-term elected member of the Chesterfield Township Board then defeated, was it outside sources because Paul explained facts and figures of the spending of the township board. Paul didn’t need the job and not for personal gain he cared about the people of the Chesterfield community. If you’re sitting on our Chesterfield Township Board and answer to others outside of Chesterfield for personal gain resi…
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