Senator Moran discusses Rural Content at AFBF

Kansas Senator, Jerry Moran, held a townhall meeting at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2020 Annual conference this weekend. RFD-TV and Cowboy Channel CEO, Patrick Gottsch, asked the Kansas Senator about the importance of rural media and the Rural Content Act (HR2682).

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