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7 hrs agoLiked by Jess Piper

Excellent interview.

Ambulance deserts and expanded childcare credits are crucial and wildly underreported issues.

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6 hrs agoLiked by Jess Piper

Jess...great interview! Wish this could be seen on mainstream media.

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Keep chipping away at supermajorities!

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Everyone in this country should get the help they need for medical care and being able to have decent housing. Many people don’t understand that multi-billionaires have more money than they can spend in 5 lifetimes even if they were extravagant. Taxing the rich is a mantra that has answers. These taxes refer to amounts OVER a massive amount. We must have a fully BLUE CONGRESS to attain desperately needed help for many people.

As a side, most people need a boost for a down payment on a home. It's a lot of money to set aside if you are just keeping up with ordinary needs.

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6 hrs agoLiked by Jess Piper

Thanks for posting this interview!

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Great podcast Jess!!-I just started listening to it and I can see that Tom Vilsack is another of the decent politicians that we forget about when faced with the Trump noise everyday!! As well, coming from Canada, we have a very large rural population and an important one, and great to see more decent people recognizing and promoting Kamala and Tim's concern for rural voters!!

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excellent - let's get this out everywhere!

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5 hrs agoLiked by Jess Piper

Tom and Christie Vilsack are both great Americans, loyal to friends, very intelligent, and fun to be around. SO glad you were able to chat with him.

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Now if we could only force feed this information to every MAGA. Unfortunately, their minds appear to be closed to whatever truth they might allow anywhere near them.

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One can share on their social media platforms.

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Yeah, but you know the old saying “you can lead a horse to water, but…..”

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First , good roads to and smaller towns. Invest in industrial areas that could attract people to work and live in nice affordable neighborhoods.

Schools that provide good education to all communities around center .

Medical facilities not hours away .

This is the beginning of renewal!

Ponds , lakes even rivers help to provide recreational

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Thank you, Jess… this was great. I’m an Iowa native… I know that Tom Vilsak is a good man!

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6 hrs agoLiked by Jess Piper

Excellent podcast. Rural America needs both healthcare and hope. Keep the truth coming Jess.

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OMG yes!

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Great piece this morning ☕ with video!! Thank You, miss Jess and will reStack ASAP 💯👍🇺🇲💙🌊

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Great program. I have some ideas but need some help running it by someone. How can I make that happen?

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As a former Iowan (most of my life, now in Omaha) it was so good to see and hear Tom Vilsack again! Thank you so much for this interview, Jess! You are such a powerful and much needed voice for rural voters. And thank you for your efforts on behalf of reproductive rights. I worked on this issue back in the early 1970s before Roe became law; it’s so disheartening and scary to see what’s happened since Dobbs. If you are ever speaking in Omaha, I hope you’ll announce it so that I can attend!

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