And now Senate Democrats are the reason why Texans, particularly those in need, are unable to do so now. But that's not all. This shutdown is creating a particularly severe consequence for rural health clinics across America, many of which are unable to continue their full telehealth services to patients during the shutdown. One of my constituents wrote in to say that not only not being able to offer telehealth has put us at a huge disadvantage with patients. (04:08–04:24)
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Asserts that the shutdown is affecting rural health clinics' ability to provide telehealth services.
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