A big part of my job since I came to the Hill has been educating my urban counterparts on the unique rural challenges that exist and applying that rural lens to government policy and programs.
Is there, within the department, active consideration that we're all from urban and we all understand urban? It's not a criticism. It's just natural that you would view things through an urban lens. Is there active thought to look at things through a rural lens, to ensure that rural is not being adversely impacted or negated through the negligence of just not realizing that those challenges even exist?