congresswoman from connecticut, you look at this country, and you have a real finger on the pulse of people. what do you think are the issues let s forget the labels. far left, far right. the issues that are most concerning to your constituents and to the broader national constituents if the democratic party is going to unite in a way that can take on president trump. well, in my district in connecticut 5, it s a very diverse community. we have urban centers. we have rural farming communities. we have manufacturing cities. we have some of the wealthiest and some of the poorest communities in the country. and overwhelmingly, people care about health care. they care about the future of health care. when i was campaigning, people wanted to know about education and infrastructure. gun reform was a top priority for many people in my district and in my community. and i m happy to say that despite what you hear reported
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million to help farmers expand into foreign markets, also keeps farmer safety nets including crop insurance and subsidies in case crop prices drop. allocates $2.5 billion into research into somethings like organic farming and pest control and new addition to the farm bill this year, legalization of hemp which was pushed by majority leader mitch mcconnell. that provision would remove hemp from the list of controlled substances. here he is signing the provision with his fancy hemp pen. but the provision now means that hemp would be recognized as an actual crop, which means hemp farmers could receive the same benefits other farmers do. it also seems to be a win for p proponents of medical marijuana. funding for the opioid crisis including expanding treatment options especially in more rural areas like farming communities that are hit particularly hard, as well as expandsing high-speed internet in rural areas and the expansion of conservation and forest reservices. that is just some of wha
240,000 people across the state of florida without power. for the school system it s honestly the least of their worries because a lot of the schools, in fact, the majority of the schools in this district are badly damaged. some of them look like this. so students are not going to be getting in there any time soon. the school board is going to have to figure out how to educate those kids going forward in the schools that are still standing. they will make a decision on that tomorrow. victor and christi? scott mclean, thank you so much. hurricane michael was still a strong category three when it hit southwest georgia. look at this. the damage there now is widespread from the farming communities, it s catastrophic. it will take a long time to recover there. in all, the storm did an estimated $1 billion in damage to crops. cotton crops are a total
this is the fifth district, in northwest, a tricky district because the population is very diverse. i like to think of the fifth district as like a microcosm of society. we have some of the most depressed communities economically and some of the most affluent communities. we have farming communities. we have urban centers. suburban communities. so it is everything. so we really need a representative who just understands and cares about people. because there is no way any one person will be an expert in this community. when we talk about the environment, there are some communities talking about open space and some communities talking about cleaning up brownfields. so it is so dynamic and diverse. so at the core you have to care about people. how hard is it when you are running for congress locally to keep the focus local. we just saw a clip of the ad. 6 million people have watched. that is bigger than the population of this district. how do you navigate that? the national interest,