I think unfortunately we will see in the years to come those communities, many of whom I represent in rural America, will have suffered more by the absence of being in the classroom because they did not have sufficient internet access at home.
Jacobs warns of educational setbacks in rural areas due to lack of internet access.
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Medicaid spending is in my mind, an unsustainable path, ballooning more than 360 percent over the last two decades.
I just beg to differ that it is not reasonable, and it is kind of a backdoor way, in my mind, of crushing innovation in charter schools.
I would also say that a former colleague mentioned the opportunity I see here in terms of a rural renaissance and a small-town America renaissance through investment in high-speed internet.
I think that is a great opportunity for us to seize, and rural broadband is key to that.
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