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Derrick Van Orden: “The definition for some of these bills is a rural area is a…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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How has that battle been for you getting small cities, that awareness that people need to see about them? Well, I tell you what, it is a struggle every day. The definition for some of these bills is a rural area is a city of 200,000 people or more. And our largest city is Oakland. It's not anywhere near that. So people in Washington D.C. don't seem to understand that there are small communities here. (00:36–00:43)

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Asserts that some bills define a rural area as a city with 200,000 people or more.

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