Whether it be going on tour, holding rallies or hosting roundtables, Democrats are spreading out across the country — sometimes thousands of miles from their states or districts — to talk about how Republicans’ recently passed reconciliation bill will affect rural communities.
Sen. Tim Kaine said he’s hosting roundtables in rural Virginia about health care. Sen. Peter Welch said he’s meeting with rural hospitals. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said she and her staff have been talking with rural Nevadans about the bill, and, like several other lawmakers NOTUS spoke with, she’s gearing up to use August recess to reach more people in her state. And Sen. Jon Ossoff hosted a rally against the bill in coastal Georgia over the weekend.
Sen. Raphael Warnock, also of Georgia, said showing face in rural areas is important because in some areas they rarely interact with politicians.