Tom Bryant, One Country Project · [email protected]

May 15, 2024 at 5:35 PM

Here’s what we’re talking about at this years Rural Progress Summit:

One Country Project     We are less than a month away from the Rural Progress Summit! This will be our third Rural Progress Summit, and it is going to feature lots of discussion from the One Country Project's Board — Heidi Heitkamp, J.D. Scholten, Mike Espy, Ashton Clem…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

May 14, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Rural Update 5/14: Observing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Month

One Country Project     Good afternoon, On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day and honored the women in our lives who work hard to provide for their families. We also must acknowledge the struggles that too many families, and especially mothers, face. This Mother's Day, …

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

May 11, 2024 at 4:42 PM

1 in 4 active duty servicemembers…

One Country Project     A stunning 1 in 4 active-duty servicemembers are food insecure as classified by the USDA — defined as "a difficulty in feeding yourself or your family members due to lack of economic resources within the last 12 months." Some 10.5% of military m…

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  J.D. Scholten, One Country Project · [email protected]

May 9, 2024 at 5:21 PM

For every dollar we spend, we get two dollars back

One Country Project     No matter what industry you work in, the internet is vital to your business. Maybe you are a graphic designer or a construction worker. Perhaps you run an auto-repair shop or you're a financial advisor. Whatever you do, you can't run your busine…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

May 7, 2024 at 8:48 PM

Rural Update 5/7: Farm Bill, Food Assistance, Focusing on Mental Health

One Country Project     Good afternoon, In case you missed the big news last week, Congress released drafts of the 2024 Farm Bill. That's right, drafts, plural. Historically, the Farm Bill has garnered bipartisan support to fund its variety of titles and programs. Recen…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

May 6, 2024 at 8:10 PM

The biggest wealth building tool in rural America

One Country Project     Here's some good economic news for rural America: President Biden just raised the income ceiling for who qualifies for overtime pay for the first time in over a decade. Currently, salaried workers earning more than $35,568 do not qualify for over…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

May 1, 2024 at 5:41 PM

It’s pretty simple, we talk to rural Americans

One Country Project     How can we fight for progress in 2024? It's pretty simple, we talk to rural America. Washington insiders take rural voters for granted year-after-year and then wonder why nothing has changed. Democrats have ceded the rural vote to Republicans, an…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 30, 2024 at 8:41 PM

Rural Update 4/30: Small Businesses, Disaster Resilience, Union Votes, Last Day of ACP

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Yesterday marked the beginning of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) National Small Business Week, which celebrates the contributions of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Small businesses are essential for rural comm…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 28, 2024 at 6:36 PM

What is a good North Dakotan to do?

One Country Project     Do you know why I started the One Country Project? To ensure that rural America's priorities and values are heard, understood and well-represented in Washington. I've seen it time and time again: rural America is experiencing a serious policy pr…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 26, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Registration is now open!

One Country Project     We're proud to announce our third annual Rural Progress Summit! Rural communities face existential challenges, and Washington seems to be leaving them behind. The Rural Progress Summit is how we can reconnect rural communities with our leaders in…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 23, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Rural Update 4/23: Earth Day, Climate Voters, Coal Mine Reclamation

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Yesterday, the Biden administration marked Earth Day with the announcement of new clean energy grants. The Solar for All grants, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under the $7 billion Inflation Reduction Act program, w…

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  Mike Espy, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Here’s how many farms we’ve lost since 1981

One Country Project     525,000. That's how many farms we've lost since 1981. Those are small, medium, and family farms that simply do not exist anymore. Families who lost land they'd lived on for generations, and small towns that lost pillars of their community. What …

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 17, 2024 at 9:59 PM

Rural Update 4/17: 2024 Rural Progress Summit, Trump Trial, Trades

One Country Project     Good evening, Registration for One Country's third annual Rural Progress Summit is NOW OPEN! Join us Tuesday, June 4 through Thursday, June 6 to hear from a variety of policymakers and rural stakeholders about paid family leave, the Farm Bill, th…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 15, 2024 at 7:25 PM

Republicans are leaving rural communities behind

One Country Project     Republican-led states are feeling the pressure. Big time. 10 states – mostly rural and conservative – still have not adopted Medicaid expansion and extremist Republicans have spent more than a decade fighting against it. But more and more, voter…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 11, 2024 at 7:05 PM

It should be a no-brainer

One Country Project     When we say the livelihoods of rural Americans hang on the whims of a few self-important elected officials, this is what we mean: Affordable internet service for 23 million Americans will end on April 30th if congressional Republicans refuse to …

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 9, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Rural Update 4/9: Eclipse 🌓 Jobs 📈 ACP 📉

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Throughout the country, everyone from astronomers to conspiracy theorists donned their glasses and watched the eclipse yesterday to enjoy a once-in-a-generation celestial event. If you were doing this: I recommend you get your ey…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

April 2, 2024 at 9:06 PM

Rural Update 4/2: Florida Abortion Ban and Ballot, Busting Barriers to Social Security, Tribal Transportation and Energy Transition

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Yesterday, Florida's Supreme Court banned abortions after six weeks. Fittingly, this incredibly foolish judgement was handed down on April 1. However, it's no laughing matter for the over 4 million women of childbearing age now tr…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 30, 2024 at 5:24 PM

Here’s what’s on the line

One Country Project     Tomorrow at midnight is a crucial deadline for One Country Project. In an election year as important as this one, what we can raise now, before midnight on March 31st, determines how many rural voters we can connect with before Election Day. Ca…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 28, 2024 at 4:20 PM

The election that decides if we have Reproductive rights in a year.

One Country Project     Were you surprised when Roe v. Wade was dismantled by the Supreme Court? A lot of Americans were, even people who pay attention to the court were surprised. For me, I was shocked, but not surprised. That seems like a pretty small difference. So …

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 26, 2024 at 9:09 PM

Rural Update 3/26: Supreme Court Abortion Pill Arguments, Florida Farmworkers Heat Protections

One Country Project     Good afternoon, In the wee hours of Saturday morning, FY2024 appropriations were finally complete. With that done, and no shortage of ill will, lawmakers wasted no time getting out of Dodge for a two-week recess. Hopefully their spirits rise agai…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 25, 2024 at 4:22 PM

50% are in the red

One Country Project     50% of America's rural hospitals are operating in the red. For years, rural healthcare has been on a downward slide, but the latest numbers paint a disturbing picture: 418 rural hospitals are now designated as "vulnerable to closure." Over a 10…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 19, 2024 at 8:40 PM

Rural Update 3/19: A Final Funding Hurdle, Child Care Costs, Free Lunches

One Country Project     Good afternoon, The words "government shutdown" have been thrown around so much in the past year that we're beyond sick and tired of hearing about it. Friday is the deadline for the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Defense, Financial Servi…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 18, 2024 at 6:25 PM

A leader on reproductive rights

One Country Project     I want to tell you about my friend, Anthony Daniels. You might remember him, he's a good friend of One Country Project and the work we do fighting for rural communities. He's also the top Democrat in the Alabama House of Representatives. A few w…

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  J.D. Scholten, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 16, 2024 at 4:01 PM

We need more than Dollar General and gas stations

One Country Project     Rural towns need more than just dollar store chains and gas stations. But grocery stores in rural America have been disappearing. Local grocers have been upended by competition from Amazon, Dollar General, and big-box stores like Walmart in lar…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 13, 2024 at 5:48 PM

Biden’s warning to Republicans

One Country Project     "You're about to see their power." That was President Biden's warning to Republicans last week during the State of the Union. Because after the Supreme Court struck down the 49 year old precedent, Roe v. Wade, we have seen women and their allies…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 12, 2024 at 8:26 PM

Rural Update 3/12: SOTU, Biden’s Budget, Equal Pay and Paid Family Leave, Working Women

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Late Friday night, the Senate passed the six-bill funding "minibus" and sent it for President Biden's signature to dodge a shutdown of the Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, and Transp…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 7, 2024 at 7:44 PM

Tune in tonight!

One Country Project     For months, One Country Project has been pushing the Biden administration to prioritize the issues facing rural communities, and we're about to see all that work pay off: so, get your bingo cards ready! Tonight is President Biden's third State o…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 5, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Rural Update 3/5: Super Tuesday, Minibus, Right to Read

One Country Project     Good afternoon and happy Super Tuesday! If you live in one of the following 15 states – Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia – to…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

March 4, 2024 at 7:43 PM

Where’s our safety net?

One Country Project     Rural Americans are missing out on a very basic safety net: sick leave. In particular, workers in construction, farming, forestry, and extraction, and folks who work part-time or earn lower wages, often have no paid sick or family leave whatsoev…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

February 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM

Rural Update 2/27: Delegates in Disarray, Defining Personhood in Alabama, Government Shutdown Take Three

One Country Project     Good afternoon, In Saturday's South Carolina primary, former president Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in her own state. We're not shocked, just disappointed. Here's what those results mean: of the 50 delegates at stake in the race, three are award…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

February 20, 2024 at 11:10 PM

Rural Update 2/20: ACP, Rural Housing and Homelessness

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Hope you enjoyed President's Day Weekend. The federal holiday commemorates all 46 American chief executives – but according to historians and presidential experts, some presidents deserve more accolades than others. Former Preside…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

February 13, 2024 at 10:12 PM

Rural Update 2/13: Chiefs Win, Republicans Victorious in Border Defeat, CTC in Senate’s Court

One Country Project     Good afternoon and happy Mardi Gras, The Super Bowl – the American cultural event that serves as a richly textured intersection of football fans, music lovers, celebrity spotters, and avid ad-watchers – cannot go unmentioned. For viewers who miss…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

February 7, 2024 at 6:15 PM

This feels like a repeat of 2016, except:

One Country Project     After the results in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republicans are falling over themselves to endorse Donald Trump — heaping praise on Trump from the nearest microphone. This feels like a repeat of 2016; former foes, like Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott, a…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

February 6, 2024 at 10:15 PM

Rural Update 2/6: SC and NV, Consumer Confidence, Children’s Benefits

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Nevada is holding its primary elections for both Democrats and Republicans today. Of course, for a party that has been plagued by disarray, that's too simple for the GOP. Nevada is also holding a Republican caucus on Thursday. In …

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 31, 2024 at 7:59 PM

How will rural America vote?

One Country Project     We are about to wrap up the first month of 2024, but we have a long road ahead of us! Now, it's abundantly clear that Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee. But there is a lot of uncertainty in 2024: Will Democrats take back the Maj…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 30, 2024 at 10:15 PM

Rural Update 1/30: Rural Voters, Medicaid Work Requirements, Bringing Broadband to the Barn

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Rural voters are in the spotlight during the 2024 elections as pundits ponder whether they'll head deeper into the red or if there's room to go blue. In last week's New Hampshire primary, rural voters were slightly less likely to …

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  Heidi Heitkamp , One Country Project · [email protected]

January 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM

A farmer in the U.S. Senate

One Country Project Jon Tester is the real deal.     I recently had the pleasure to speak with one of the most important rural leaders in the country – and the only working farmer in the United States Senate – Jon Tester. Jon is a One Country Project Rural Champion who …

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 23, 2024 at 10:05 PM

Rural Update 1/23: NH Primaries, Maternal Health Awareness Day, Another CR

One Country Project     Good afternoon, "If you're going through hell... quit while you're still in second" is perhaps another thing Ron DeSantis believes Winston Churchill said. After coming up short in his presidential bid, Florida's governor is the latest Republican …

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  Heidi Heitkamp , One Country Project · [email protected]

January 18, 2024 at 4:58 PM

Washington became more polarized and we were left behind

One Country Project     Few things are more chaotic than the days before a government funding deadline. But this is just getting silly. In the past year, Congress – and by Congress, I mean the Republicans leading the House — has nearly driven us off a fiscal cliff, kick…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 16, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Rural Update 1/16: Let The 2024 Presidential Election Season Begin

One Country Project     Good afternoon, The 2024 presidential election officially began with yesterday's Iowa caucuses, which had an underwhelming turnout, even as former president Donald Trump cruised to an overwhelming victory. This result should come as no surprise, …

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM

We need folks who put kids and families first.

One Country Project     For the children who lost Medicaid coverage between March and September 2023, 60% lost coverage because of the actions of nine Republican governors. In a normal, reasonable, world every single Republican governor would put kids first and make it…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 9, 2024 at 11:55 PM

Rural Update 1/9: 2024!

One Country Project     Good afternoon and thanks for joining us in 2024! So, this is the new year, but with Congress floundering to keep the lights on, things don't feel any different. Congress has decided to start this year off stronger than the last and put forward a…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 9, 2024 at 3:30 PM

SIGN MY PETITION: Protect rural broadband

One Country Project     We need your help to protect rural broadband. In the next few months, more than three million people in rural America will lose their internet access because Republicans are more interested in playing politics than protecting rural families, com…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

January 6, 2024 at 4:57 PM

A singular threat to democracy

One Country Project     Democracies do not develop overnight, it takes decades to build a strong democracy. Americans have fought to build and expand our democratic system. From founding the world's representative democracy to progressive era reforms and the civil righ…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

December 23, 2023 at 5:47 PM

Take a listen while you’re relaxing by the tree

One Country Project     On behalf of my brother Joel and our entire family, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a safe and joyous New Year. We had the opportunity to record one last Hot Dish episode of 2023, our comfort food for Rural Americ…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 9:28 PM

Rural Update 12/19: 2023 in Review

One Country Project     Good afternoon, While 2023 was one of the least productive years on record for Congress, the same is thankfully not true for OCP. As we gear up for 2024 – a presidential election, fiscal year 2024 appropriations, and a Farm Bill on the docket alre…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

December 12, 2023 at 11:18 PM

Rural Update 12/12: 2023 Rural Champions, Senior Care at Risk

One Country Project     Good afternoon, Last week, we announced the recipients of our 2023 Rural Champion Awards. OCP commends Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03) and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) for their…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

December 11, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Access to health care in rural America

One Country Project     Living in a rural county shouldn't be a death sentence. But sometimes, that's what it looks like. It is no secret that rural counties and regions have seen more and more hospital and clinic closures, and health care is becoming even more difficul…

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  Heidi Heitkamp, One Country Project · [email protected]

December 9, 2023 at 4:50 PM

The 2023 Rural Champions are here!

One Country Project     It is my pleasure to introduce the 2023 Rural Champions! One Country Project is fighting year-round for rural communities across the country, and every year, there are members of Congress who stand out for their dedication to rural leadership. T…

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  Tessa Gould, One Country Project · [email protected]

December 5, 2023 at 11:40 PM

Rural Update 12/5: 2023 Rural Champions, Rural School Reports and Repairs

One Country Project     Good afternoon, We’re back to December … 2021? Congress is facing down yet another government shutdown just two months from now and is making little headway amidst the blizzard of foreign aid and border security fights, expulsions and censures, c…

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