MAGA的政客们承诺“把美国农村放在第一位”。但是，经过两年的共和党完全控制，农村社区正在经历一次又一次的背叛。当美国农村人努力维持生计时，华盛顿的内部人士和腐败的政客破坏了我们的医疗保健系统，使成本飙升，并使我们的农业处于崩溃的边缘。为了支付有利于最富有的少数人的大规模税收减免，华盛顿的共和党人正在系统地破坏我们国家的农村医疗保健系统。
MAGA politicians promised “to put rural America first.”But, after two years of complete Republican control, rural communities are experiencing betrayal after betrayal. While rural Americans struggle to make ends meet, Washington insiders and corrupt politicians have gutted our health care system, sent costs soaring, and put our agriculture industry on the brink of collapse. To pay for massive tax breaks benefiting the wealthiest few, Republicans in Washington are systematically devastating our nation's rural health care system.
他们的《丑陋法案》大规模削减医疗补助计划使数百家农村医院和诊所面临关闭的风险，一些社区已经面临关闭的风险。在堪萨斯州，这项法律给58%的农村医院带来了压力，这些医院已经面临关闭的风险。失去医院或诊所对农村社区来说是毁灭性的，迫使患者开车更远的路去看医生，同时减少了当地经济的就业机会。
Their Big, Ugly Bill’s massive cuts to Medicaid put hundreds of rural hospitals and clinics at risk of closure, with some communities already experiencing closures. In Kansas, this law has strained the 58 percent of rural hospitals that are already at risk of closing. Losing a hospital or clinic is devastating for rural communities, forcing patients to drive miles more to see a doctor while eliminating jobs from local economies.
尽管医疗保健提供者发出警告，全国各地家庭和社区也表示担忧，但这些削减仍在继续。特朗普总统混乱且失败的贸易战给我们的农民造成了严重破坏。超过70%的农民报告称，他们买不起种植作物所需的肥料。拖拉机、收割机和其他关键农业设备的价格因关税而飙升。关税还切断了农民与一些最大客户的联系，从而压低了大宗商品价格。
Despite warnings from healthcare providers and concerns from families and communities across the country, these cuts moved forward. President Trump's chaotic and failing trade war has wreaked havoc on our farmers. More than 70 percent of farmers report they cannot afford the fertilizer they need to grow their crops. Prices for tractors, harvesters and other critical agricultural equipment are spiking under the tariffs. Tariffs have also depressed commodity prices by cutting farmers off from some of their biggest customers.
然后，雪上加霜的是，我投票结束的特朗普在伊朗的鲁莽战争导致柴油价格飙升，挤压了农民本已紧张的利润。与此同时，政府削减了旨在支持普通农民的机构的人员编制，并假装临时救助将解决他们的担忧，使许多人难以获得他们支付的基本服务。难怪农场破产率达到六年来的最高水平。
Then, to add insult to injury, Trump’s reckless war in Iran, which I voted to end, has led to skyrocketing diesel prices, squeezing farmers' already tight margins. This all while the administration cuts staffing at the agencies meant to support everyday farmers and pretends a temporary bailout will address their concerns, leaving many struggling to receive the basic services they pay for. It’s no wonder that farm bankruptcies are at a six-year high.
在堪萨斯州，华盛顿的这些极端决定对我们社区的打击尤其严重。除了一切成本的上涨和对我们的医疗保健系统的残酷削减之外，我们州的养牛场还两次因特朗普政府批准进口现已召回的阿根廷牛肉并摧毁本可以阻止螺旋虫爆发的机构而受到削弱。农村社区正在寻求救济，民主党人专注于实现救济的实质性方式。在努力赢得全国每个角落的每一张选票的同时，民主党人正在为农村社区提供一个前瞻性愿景，所有努力工作、遵守规则的美国人都可以实现美国梦。
In Kansas, these extreme decisions in Washington have hit our communities especially hard. In addition to rising costs on everything and cruel cuts to our health care system, our state’s cattle ranchers have twice been undercut by the Trump administration greenlighting imports of now-recalled Argentinian beef and gutting the agency that could have prevented the screwworm outbreak. Rural communities are looking for relief, and Democrats are focused on substantive ways to deliver it. In working to earn every vote in every corner of the country, Democrats are offering a forward-looking vision for rural communities, one where all Americans who work hard and play by the rules can achieve the American Dream.
这一愿景包括废除鲁莽的关税、结束伊朗战争以及恢复对农村社区的医疗保健资金。虽然民主党提出了让普通美国人生活更好的计划，但华盛顿的极端共和党人继续推动更多医疗保健削减，并使农村社区无法获得他们所依赖的关键资金和服务。美国各地的选民都在做出回应。在爱荷华州，农村社区因医疗保健和农业面临的成本上升和挑战而受到严重打击，选民正在寻求领导人的变革和代表，他们专注于让他们的生活变得更好：降低成本，保护医疗保健和公共卫生，并可持续地支持该州的农民，而不是仅仅依赖临时救助。
That vision includes repealing the reckless tariff-taxes, ending the war in Iran, and restoring healthcare funding to our rural communities. While Democrats put forth plans to make life better for everyday Americans, extreme Republicans in Washington continue to push for more healthcare cuts and starve rural communities of the critical funding and services they rely upon. Across America, voters are responding. In Iowa, whose rural communities have been hit hard by rising costs and challenges facing healthcare and agriculture, voters there are looking for change and representation from leaders laser-focused on making their lives better: lowering costs, protecting healthcare and public health, and sustainably supporting their state’s farmers, without solely relying on temporary bailouts.
在下个月的选举中，我相信爱荷华州人将选举林赛·詹姆斯（Lindsay James）为爱荷华州第二选区，克里斯蒂娜·博汉南（Christina Bohannan）为爱荷华州第一选区，莎拉·特朗·加里奥特（Sarah Trone Garriott）为爱荷华州第三选区，他们将成为爱荷华州工薪阶层的拥护者--而不仅仅是腐败的华盛顿内部人士的橡皮图章。在北卡罗来纳州西部，社区正在努力购买日常必需品，同时仍受到飓风海伦的影响。
In next month's election, I am confident Iowans will elect Lindsay James for Iowa’s 2nd District, Christina Bohannan for Iowa’s 1st District, and Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa’s 3rd District who will be champions for working Iowans — not just a rubber stamp for the corrupt Washington insiders. In western North Carolina, communities are struggling to afford everyday necessities while still reeling from Hurricane Helene.
许多居民仍在等待联邦政府提供的重建援助；正因如此，来自北卡罗来纳州第11选区的杰米·阿格（Jamie Ager）——一位从事农业已四代的农民——决定参选，以挑战这个失职的政府。在国会中，阿格将把北卡罗来纳州西部的利益放在首位，致力于加强飓风灾后的恢复工作、降低相关成本，并振兴农村的小型企业。农村社区理应知道：民主党人正在倾听他们的诉求、切实为他们发声并努力为他们争取权益。
Many residents continue to wait for the federal support they need to rebuild, leading Jamie Ager in North Carolina’s 11st District, a fourth-generation farmer, to challenge the broken government by running for office. In Congress, Ager will put western North Carolina first, working to strengthen hurricane recovery efforts, lower costs, and revitalize rural small businesses. Rural communities deserve to know that Democrats are listening, showing up, and fighting for them.
我们正在做出历史性的投资，以重建美国农村地区的信任；同时，我们也在招募那些背景和经历能够反映其所代表选区特点的候选人。农村社区是美国的心脏地带，他们理应得到一个了解他们生活方式、并将他们的利益置于首位的政府的支持。民主党人不会把任何选票视为理所当然；他们将继续深入美国的每一个角落，努力争取在众议院中建立稳固的多数席位。
We are making historic investments to build trust within rural America and recruiting candidates whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the districts they are running to represent. Rural communities are the heart of America, and they deserve a government that understands their way of life and will put their interests first. Democrats are taking no vote for granted and will continue to show up in every corner of this country to build a durable House majority.
莎丽丝·戴维斯（Sharice Davids）代表堪萨斯州第3选区，目前是众议院农业委员会的成员。
Sharice Davids represents the 3rd District of Kansas and is a member of the House Agriculture Committee.