Rural America Quotes

21 Rural America quotes by 13 unique authors

Balancing our energy portfolio is a real chance to reduce energy bills, revitalize rural America, slow global warming and strengthen our energy security. — Tom Udall
A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more… — Blanche Lincoln
A beautiful literary collection that tells of today's country doctor, somewhat removed from our romantic black-bag image of days gone by, but still fulfilling an… — Abraham Verghese
Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just… — Bennie Thompson
Make no mistake. This is a war on rural America. ... It is chilling to watch people who joined the military to defend American citizens… — Matt Shea
The idea of windmills conjures up pleasant images - of Holland and tulips, of rural America with windmill blades slowly turning, pumping water at the… — Lamar Alexander
We need a president who understands the contributions and values of rural America, a president who understands the men and women who are up at… — John Salazar
Democrats have laid out a program that, if adopted, would make us independent of Middle Eastern oil in ten years, and create a new economy… — Jim Clyburn
To drive a car in rural America is freedom. Before I had a car, I'd never seen a rock and roll show, I'd never seen… — Penn Jillette
It's rural America. It's where I came from. We always refer to ourselves as real America. Rural America, real America, real, real, America. — Dan Quayle
And sometimes people don't realize that 90 percent of the persistent poverty counties are located in rural America. — Tom Vilsack
I wish I could give you all the examples over the last two years as secretary of agriculture, where I hear people in rural America… — Tom Vilsack
People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because… — Tom Vilsack
President Obama's fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state,… — Tom Vilsack
There is more potential for economic growth in rural America than at any time in decades. — Tom Vilsack
Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural America. At the… — Tom Vilsack
We know, at least, that this decision (ending factory farming) will help prevent deforestation, curb global warming, reduce pollution, save oil reserves, lessen the burden… — Jonathan Safran Foer
History suggests that attempts to privatize Medicare by relying on private companies to offer Medicare benefits in rural America simply will not work. — Bennie Thompson
Let us build a 21st-century rural economy of cutting-edge companies and technologies that lead us to energy and food security. Such an investment will revitalize… — Tom Vilsack
To keep farmers on the farm we must maintain a strong farm safety net, but we will also have to build a thriving companion economy… — Tom Vilsack
Ironically, rural America has become viewed by a growing number of Americans as having a higher quality of life not because of what it has,… — Unknown Author

Who Wrote These Rural America Quotes

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