“On the contrary, they are making a significant difference. Nearly all homes here in the Appalachian hill country now have electricity and running water, and people aren’t starving.”
And every building, water tower, road says “The Honorable Robert Byrd.”
He brought satellite TV to shacks. He brought discounts for septic tank cleaner for the outhouses. He brought lots of EBT cards and government handouts.
The one thing the Honorable Robert Byrd did not bring was jobs that would have taken these people out of poverty.
That's because having a secure job and the good opinion of one's neighbors makes a man "uppity". Can't have that.