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Peter Welch: “In the 1930s, it wasn't broadband, it was electricity. And…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

DC2U interview with Rep. Peter Welch

Published July 10, 2019 | Video Starts at 10:01

In fact, America, the percentage of people from rural America who serve in our military is way higher than the urban areas. And keep in mind that In the 1930s, it wasn't broadband, it was electricity. And just as is the case now, there was no economic case to wire out on these dirt road farms. But America made a decision. We've got to wire rural America. And we all benefited from it. (10:01–10:14)

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Compares historical rural electrification to current broadband access issues.

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