RFD-TV's Series Rural Town Hall with Dr. Ben Carson

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DR. BEN CARSON ANSWERS KEY QUESTIONS FOR RURAL AMERICANS ON RFD-TV’S RURAL TOWN HALL Rural America’s Most Important Network Celebrates Successful Continuation of New Series, Rural Town Hall (NASHVILLE, TN — AUGUST 25, 2015) RFD-TV News announced today the successful continuation of the new series, RURAL TOWN HALL, featuring presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson. The closed production taping featured pre-selected questions solicited from key agricultural organizations, publications, and viewers. Audience members included constituents from agricultural non-profits and organizations such as AARP, Iowa Pork Producers, the American Soybean Association, the Iowa Cattlemen's Association, National Milk Producers Federation, National Rural Education Association, National Rural Health Association, American Agri-Women, the American Farm Bureau Federation, Crop Life America, America's Renewable Future, FFA, 4-H, the Des Moines Register, Mediacom, Agri-Pulse Communications, farmers and ranchers. Throughout the one-hour forum Dr. Carson outlined his vision for rural America related to questions concerning rural youths, education, biotechnology, food labeling, vegetarianism, the death tax, renewable fuels, agricultural subsidies, healthcare, social security, broadband, the EPA, energy sources, pollinator health, federal farm programs, the rural workforce, and immigration. Highlights from the hour-long forum included select questions presented by attending media and agricultural organizations for Dr. Carson. Timothy Meinch of the Des Moines Register inquired about Dr. Carson’s opinion on agricultural subsidies available to farmers in Iowa and the rest of the nation. Tony Vola from AARP asked Dr. Carson about the nation’s dependence on income from social security and about his plan to address social security’s financial shortfalls. Michael Tupper from FFA asked Dr. Carson about agricultural youth policy and how he would encourage and support young people looking to get back to agriculture. Isaiah Shnurman of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association asked about Dr. Carson’s stance on repealing the Death Tax. Highlighting concerns about the EPA’s Clean Water Rule and the recent Colorado mine spill, Annette Sweeney from American Agri-Women asked Dr. Carson what attributes he would look for in appointing a new EPA administrator? Produced in conjunction with Mediacom Connections Channel and AARP, RURAL TOWN HALL is a series of one-hour prime-time specials focused on rural American issues in advance of the 2016 presidential election. All presidential candidates are expected to participate in this important forum over the coming weeks. Encore airings of RURAL TOWN HALL will air on RFD-TV and RURAL RADIO SiriusXM Channel 147. Viewers can also watch RURAL TOWN HALL online at the RFD-TV Country Club at www.rfdcc.com. RURAL TOWN HALL is conducted in a town hall format in front of a live audience. The program will air in more than 50 million homes on RFD-TV. Check local listings for RFD-TV on Mediacom and other cable providers. The RURAL TOWN HALL series continues with Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday, August 27 at 10 PM ET. For more information, visit ruraltownhall.com, rfdtv.com, or ruralradio147.com.