11/16/2021
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"For those of us who grew up in rural areas, it is a lifestyle we cherish and hope to preserve for our children."
"Many issues facing rural communities are unique to those areas in an ever-increasing urbanized and technologically-advanced world."
"The point I would make, and ask you to agree or disagree, is I often think of this issue of the order of 2011 as an impediment toward a telephone company's ability to repay loans that already are in e..."
"Without that predictable and sufficient and sustainable universal service, that demand may not materialize in the form of taking our infrastructure loans to bring broadband to rural Kansans."