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Pete Stauber: “The definition in statute for 'rural' is, as you know, 200,000 people or less.”

On the recordMarch 6, 2024
The definition in statute for 'rural' is, as you know, 200,000 people or less.
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Pete Stauber
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Stauber critiques the IIJA's definition of rural, arguing it excludes smaller communities.

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