Silicon Valley Democrat channels Lincoln for tech-to-Trump-country bill
by Lauren Gambino in Washington from on (#42PEZ)
Ro Khanna tells Guardian multi-billion dollar bill to put tech institutions in middle America is inspired by Morrill Act of 1862
A Silicon Valley lawmaker has a plan to bring big tech jobs to middle America - an idea he traces to Abraham Lincoln and believes may help his party defeat Donald Trump in 2020.
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