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This is rich. Pete Buttigieg complains about excessive regulations: "It is so hard to build and do things in this country!" Friendly reminder that Buttigieg spent $42 BILLION on rural broadband without connecting a single American because of insane regulations like "prioritize the employment of 'justice-impacted' people with criminal...

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