WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:

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North Dakota Awarded Nearly $200 Million for Rural Health Transformation Plan

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BISMARCK, N.D. - When Congress passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, it established the Rural Health Transformation Program ( RHTP ) to strengthen rural health care by providing states funding to support innovation, expand access, and enhance quality of care.