Many of the speakers on this amendment this afternoon have no idea of the depth of poverty with which we are trying to deal in most of Appalachia. Mr. Chairman, I submit to the gentleman from Florida that the unemployment rate in Naples or Fort Myers, FL, is not 30 or 40 percent as it is in Letcher County, KY.
Addressing poverty and unemployment in Appalachia during a debate on an amendment.
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