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On the recordMarch 1, 2010
The challenges facing rural communities for decades have grown more acute, which is why the Obama administration is committed to new approaches to strengthen rural America.
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Tom Vilsack
Democratic · Iowa
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Vilsack highlights the worsening issues in rural communities and the administration's commitment to address them.

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