Jim Clyburn actually said...

"We realized that folks that live in rural areas are just as much taxpaying citizens as people that live in urban and suburban areas."

"It is high time that that be done, and I am very thankful that we had rural broadband in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."

"This report indicates the rural economy and I quote, 'is now losing jobs at a faster rate than the rest of the nation.'"

"we need a national uniform certification program"