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John,
In case you missed it, I was featured in Roll Call's Heard on the Hill
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regarding our team's excellent work introducing theProtecting America's
Seniors' Access to Care Act.
This bill would prevent the Biden administration from imposing a minimum
staffing requirement on long-term care facilities, potentially leading to
nursing home closures and displacing countless seniors. The result would have a
significant impact in rural areas like ours, where many facilities struggle
with retaining staff.
Unfortunately, this is another example of the Biden administration's failure
to understand the unique challenges facing rural America.
Whether it's voting on the House floor or reviewing legislation in committee,
I am determined to put the values and the people in our communities first.
If you have a second, I'd encourage you to read our full Spotlight below!
With gratitude,
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Michelle Fischbach
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Minnesota Republican Michelle Fischbach last week saw the Ways and Means
Committee endorse her bill that would block the Biden administration from
finalizing a rule to require minimum staffing in nursing homes.
The rule, proposed last year, requires patients to receive at least three
hours of direct care every day and mandates that facilities have a registered
nurse on staff at all times. Fischbach’s bill advanced 26-17, with all
Republicans and one Democrat voting in favor, echoing the nursing home
industry’s arguments that the rule would force facilities to close because they
can’t find workers.
Getting to Congress
Fischbach got her first taste of politics as a teenager, interning for
Minnesota Republican Rep. Vin Weber in Washington. Her first elected office was
a seat on the Paynesville City Council in 1995. The following year, she was
elected to the Minnesota Senate, where she served until 2018, eventually
becoming the first woman to preside over the chamber.
Fischbach automatically became lieutenant governor under the Minnesota
Constitution when Democrat Tina Smith, the previous lieutenant governor, was
appointed in January 2018 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Sen.
Al Franken, a Democrat. Fischbach ran for the House in 2020, besting longtime
Democratic incumbent Collin C. Peterson.
Her district
Minnesota’s 7th District covers most of the state’s western half and by land
area is the 22nd-largest district in the nation. Farms in the district
accounted for more than $9 billion in agricultural product sales in 2017,
nearly half of the state’s total, according to the most recent data from the
Agriculture Department.
Although the region is politically conservative, prominent Democrats from the
7th have gone on to impact farm policy nationally. Former Democratic Rep.
Robert Bergland became Agriculture secretary in the Carter administration, and
Peterson served multiple terms as Agriculture Committee chairman. Today,
Republicans hold a solid political advantage, with former President Donald
Trump carrying the district with 65 percent of the vote in 2020, according to
data from Daily Kos.
What’s new
In January, the House passed Fischbach’s bill that would bar the Health and
Human Services secretary from limiting funding for pregnancy centers, defined
by the bill as organizations for counseling, baby items and education, as well
as medical clinics. More specifically, the centers must support “protecting the
life of the mother and the unborn child.”
Abortion opponents have pushed pregnancy centers as an alternative to abortion
clinics. Democrats have largely dismissed efforts to increase resources for
these centers, arguing they can be misleading for women seeking contraception
or abortion services.
Point of interest
Fischbach initially refused to take the oath of office as lieutenant governor,
remaining in her post in the state Senate, allowing Republicans to hold their
one-seat majority, the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune reported. She relented
and took the oath five months later, after lawsuits challenged her ability to
hold both offices concurrently.
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