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On the recordMay 16, 2018
If you lived in West Virginia in the '30s, you probably didn't--in rural West Virginia--didn't have electricity. You live in rural West Virginia now, in 2018, a lot of times, more than likely you don't have connectivity. And we've got to do something about that.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin highlights the ongoing lack of connectivity in rural West Virginia, comparing it to historical electricity access.

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