Invest in Rural Communities
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The historic economic extraction and lack of federal government investment has left rural communities in a financial hole. The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated those challenges. Now is the time for policy that invests in rural people and communities.
Goals
1
INVEST IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES,
including hospitals, healthcare providers, schools, affordable housing, transportation, local government capacity, postal services, legal aid, child care, rural small businesses and local food systems.
2
Connect rural businesses, homes and farms to HIGH-SPEED AFFORDABLE INTERNET.
3
Invest in CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
that prioritizes local control and local people.