An Urban's Rural View: The Infrastructure Plan That Still Isn't

By Urban C. Lehner, DTN Progressive Farmer Editor Emeritus

Russell B. Long was born to be a U.S. Senator. In 1948, when he was only 29, Louisiana voters elected him to a senate seat previously held by both his father and his mother. He was re-elected five times, serving 38 years in the Senate and acquiring a reputation as an unrivaled legislative tactician.