Thursday, August 4, 202210 PM ET | 9 PM CT | 8 PM MT | 7 PM PT
On a special Rural Town Hall, RFD-TV Founder Patrick Gottsch will update viewers on Resolution 712, recently introduced in the U.S. Senate and backed by Republican and Democrats alike. This represents major progress on the efforts to protect agricultural news and rural content and has been nine years in the making.
Contact both of your state’s senators today and ask them to co-sponsor this resolution!
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