Pete Buttigieg: Iowa is hungry for action -- as is the whole nation

"...In a sweltering barn in Shenandoah, I met a young man who wanted to know how agriculture in the Midwest could help lead the fight against climate change. He said that people tend to forget about them. I told him how we’d put rural communities like his at the center of a national project and achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

During a Fourth of July parade in Storm Lake, I marched alongside 24 floats proudly displaying the two dozen countries that made up the area’s immigrant population. Places like Storm Lake inspired my plan for community renewal visas to attract immigrants to areas experiencing population decline, and strengthen my faith that we can manage our border in accordance with our values and our laws.

And I’ve seen that spirit in a teenager from Muscatine who found the courage to be open about her autism after watching our campaign lead with values of inclusion and belonging.

It may seem out of place, to emphasize unity and belonging at a time like this. But my sense of hope is based not in my age but in my experience..."

More: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/02/pete-buttigieg-democrat-president-iowa-caucus-column/2794589001/