Very pleased that my legislation to reauthorize the State Offices of Rural Health grant program passed in the House yesterday. For our rural communities, state offices of rural health provide vital services to areas that often have limited resources and access to health services. In Oregon, our Office of Rural Health worked to develop recruitment and retention programs to attract health care professionals to our underserved areas. It has also connected our small rural health systems with state and federal resources, while providing technical support for our rural health care delivery systems. My bipartisan bill expands these crucial services that ensure our rural communities have access to affordable, quality health care.

Unless you’re one of the 1.3 million people who visit the Tillamook Creamery each year, you might not know that they recently renovated their visitor center! Today, I had the opportunity to check out the new facilities and talk with staff about what’s new at the Creamery, and what issues they, and the local dairies, are facing today. Thanks to everyone and congratulations on the new building!