Wisconsin State Farmer reports on a recent rural summit by highlighting comments from Senator Klobuchar…

In describing the importance of rural communities, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) pointed out that about 60 million Americans live in rural areas, which is equivalent to 20 percent of the U. S. population. However, the other 80 percent of the nation’s population relies on that 20 percent for their food, energy and “so much of what they need to survive day to day.”

Giving the example of a doctor in a rural area who has to go to a McDonald’s parking lot to see his x-rays, Klobuchar said, “That just isn’t right.”