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The White House announced today that two cabinet secretaries will be visiting New Mexico in September as part of a rural tour throughout the United States.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be in Las Cruces on September 30 to discuss infrastructure needs.
“Rural America is vast and diverse, and different communities face different challenges and opportunities,” Obama said in a statement. “That’s why we’re going out to hear directly from the people of rural America about their needs and concerns and what my Administration can do to support them.”
In addition to New Mexico, Vilsack and other White House officials will hold events in Alaska, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The tour will kick off on July 1 in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania, to discuss the issue of broadband Internet in rural areas.
Las Cruces is part of New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, a district which John McCain narrowly won — 50 percent to 49 percent — over Obama in November.
