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On the recordMarch 7, 2017
We have, I think, a big issue in Michigan if you look at who may qualify, even though we've got rural areas that, quite frankly, simply don't have service, but it appears as if they do, which is not reality.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing inaccuracies in rural service data in Michigan.

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