White House Creates Rural Council
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President Obama signed an executive order creating the first White House Rural Council. On a media call this morning, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called the Council an “unprecedented commitment to rural America”. The Council will coordinate programs across government to encourage public-private partnerships to promote further economic prosperity and quality of life in rural communities nationwide. Healthcare is identified as one of the key factors for promoting growth that the Council will be discussing. Read more.
