And as you look back at your career, your life, where you came from, do you see that there's, I think, a big glimmer of hope right now that small town America is actually being listened to for once in Washington, D.C. Well, Small town America is America. When I grew up in Zachary, there's about 3,000 people. Now, what part of the state is Zachary? Zachary is sort of just north of Baton Rouge. (19:27–19:30)
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Asserts that small towns are representative of the broader American identity.
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