So, you can imagine my surprise when I learned that the committee had extended an invitation to one of my constituents from the town of Pinetops, North Carolina, population 1300, to serve as a witness for today's hearing on rural broadband.
Butterfield shares his surprise about a witness from his small constituency.
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