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October 11, 2024
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One Country Project Releases Platform to Stimulate the Rural Economy
In the fourth of six Rural Playbook releases, OCP outlines policies that aim to revitalize rural communities and create new opportunities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, One Country Project (OCP) released new policy points of its 2024 Rural Playbook. The Rural Playbook equips Democrats in rural areas with critical facts and talking points to connect with rural voters. The fourth of six editions, Stimulating the Rural Economy, shares how economic diversification, addressing healthcare costs, and investing in rural infrastructure are winning issues that can help stimulate the rural economy.
Decades of disinvestment and consolidation have sapped the economic vitality of many rural communities leaving them particularly susceptible to economic shocks and prolonged downturns. To combat these trends, we must invest resources in rural communities that will diversify and stimulate the econo9my, create economic growth, and lead to stabilization and population growth.
“A multifaceted strategy is necessary to address the complex issues affecting rural communities and to foster sustainable growth and development,” said OCP founder and former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp. “By working to strengthen our country’s financial resilience, reduce prescription drug costs, bridge the digital divide, and support investments in our infrastructure, policymakers can create a more resilient and prosperous rural America.”
In Stimulating the Rural Economy, One Country Project outlines talking points that support:
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Financial resilience, and investing in rural communities that will diversify and stimulate the economy;
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Reducing prescription drug costs, which have been out of reach for American families for far too long;
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Bridging the digital divide after rural communities have been left behind due to decades of underinvestment in connectivity; and
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, legislation that has created thousands of new infrastructure projects and funded improvements to rural transportation systems.
Read Stimulating the Rural Economy.
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About One Country Project
Rural America holds an essential role in moving the United States forward and the One Country Project is dedicated to ensuring rural America’s priorities and values are heard and reflected in policy at the federal level. To learn more, visit us at www.onecountryproject.com or on Twitter or Facebook.