Kristi Noem actually said...

"I come from a part of the country that a lot of folks refer to as flyover country. I call it home."

"I am concerned about that, especially being from a part of the country where we just don't have public transportation as an option."

"We do not want to hollow out the center of this country by forcing high costs on people that can't afford it."

"Okay. Thank you very much."