Rural communities such as Carlsbad especially rely on national parks for tourism – a major driver of rural economies, Heinrich said. Heinrich referenced data from a recent report by the Joint Economic Committee he said showed that rural communities who host NPS units recovered faster from the recession in 2007.
Jun 29 2018
KRWG - The State Of Rural Communities: A Report
Recently, the Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a report that evaluated that state of the economy in rural communities, and proposed policies that could help them. Donna Resendez examines this report, with the help of a JEC press conference featuring Senator Martin Heinrich.
Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee are urging Congress to "resist" efforts by the Trump administration to shrink public lands and instead get behind legislation to increase access and economic opportunities on these lands and improve the lives of rural Americans. The report, titled "Investing in Rural America," focuses on the overall economic state of rural communities but includes a detailed section on the importance of public lands to the residents in these areas.
Pass a bipartisan, five-year farm bill that provides farmers and rural communities opportunities to succeed. Expand export opportunities and provide certainty in trade policy. Those policies represent two contained in a Joint Economic Committee Democrats report released last week. The 186-page report, “Investing in Rural America,” examines the current state of the rural economy and proposes policies that could revitalize rural communities.
Jun 22 2018
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Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a report that finds 14% of the U.S. population is made up rural Americans. Lawmakers say these residents play an essential role in the overall economy, starting new businesses and supplying the country's food supply. The report reiterated the importance of expanding broadband access, the farm bill, and also strengthening Medicare as parts of rural America lag behind.
Democrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee are laying out a series of policy priorities for rural America in a new report, and they include passing a new farm bill. The JEC’s ranking Democrat, Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, said energy and broadband provisions in the Senate Agriculture Committee’s bipartisan farm bill are examples of what is needed to address key rural needs.
A report released by the Joint Economic Committee Democrats found that rural families on average earn 25 percent less than their urban counterparts.
Senate and House Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday released a report, "Investing in Rural America," on the needs of rural America and promised to push congress to invest more in rural areas. In a call to reporters, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., the ranking Democrat on the committee, said, "Many rural communities are still recovering from the Great Recession, more than 10 years after it hit us. Millions of rural residents lack reliable access to broadband. The rural population is aging and shrinking, and wages have been stuck for too long. But rather than run from these challenges, we need to tackle them head on."
Forty-six million, or 14 percent, of Americans live in rural communities, and 72 percent of land in the United States is considered rural, according to a new report, "Investing in Rural America." The report, drafted by the U.S. Joint Economic Committee, was introduced in a teleconference on Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), who is a member of the committee, U.S Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Illinois) and Terry Branner, U.S. Department of Agriculture New Mexico state director and founder of Grow New Mexico.
A Democratic plan to address the economic growth in rural America says the nation needs smart public investments in clean energy development, construction, advanced manufacturing and outdoor recreation. The policy recommendations released Wednesday by Democratic members of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee also called for improving rural health care, education, housing, agriculture and other sectors that are not receiving adequate attention currently, they said.