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Five Billion Dollars Is Being Dedicated To Rural Communities For Economic Development, Including Iowa

By Mandy Billings Nov 1, 2023 | 9:35 AM

(Washington, DC)  —  President Joe Biden is in Minnesota today, announcing five-billion dollars intended to stimulate rural economies across the nation, including Iowa.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough will come to Iowa to discuss investments in helping veterans in rural communities.

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