Urging Congress to reject the proposal to remove the states' authority to designate a hospital as a necessary provider under the critical access hospital program.

Senators Sutton (Billie) (prime), Bradford, Buhl O'Donnell, Frerichs, Hunhoff, Krebs, Lucas, Rave, Tidemann, and Van Gerpen and Representatives Ecklund (prime), Anderson, Bartling, Bolin, Carson, Cronin, Feinstein, Gibson, Greenfield (Brock), Hajek, Hawks, Hawley, Heinert, Hoffman, Hunhoff (Bernie), Killer, Kirschman, Nelson, Olson, Parsley, Qualm, Rasmussen, Ring, Rounds, Rozum, Schaefer, Schoenfish, Sly, Soli, Tyler, Verchio, Wink, and Wismer