Rural Economic Development & Sustainability
- Rural communities like ours are missing economic opportunities because of the state of our infrastructure. Chris will propose a Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, which will provide resources to improve our rural roads, bridges, and communications.
- In the 10th District, we have a great natural resource called Bluestone shale. Today, it is being mined, shipped away, processed somewhere else, and then sold for a big mark-up. We have a huge opportunity here. If we invest in our local roads and provide incentives for economic development in the area, we could start processing Bluestone here, creating jobs and keeping the profits of our resources here.
- Dairy price supports must be funded at levels that ensure stability and the prosperity of our family farms.
- Chris will aggressively target the local manufacture and distribution of illegal drugs.
