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

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Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Rural Transportation Challenges in T&I Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 02:40

Well, he's from Iowa, but he's still a good guy. Don't hold that against him. I'm very proud that We introduced the Protecting Infrastructure Investment for Rural America act and that's going to lower that threshold to 20,000 folks for the definition of rural. in relationship to these roads. Can you, can you tell us what type of effect it would have, you think, nationwide, being the former chairman of the national town and now Wisconsin, what, what effect would that have? (02:40–02:50)

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Asserts that the Protecting Infrastructure Investment for Rural America Act will redefine 'rural' to areas with populations under 20,000.

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