Freshman Congressman Dave Taylor of Ohio Focuses on Appalachia

WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance painted a vivid picture of Appalachia in his 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” One of rural poverty mired in a substance-abuse epidemic, but also one centered on family and the resilience of the human spirit. Now, freshman congressman, Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) aims to fix the region’s problems. “You would be absolutely shocked if you rode around my district with me,” Taylor told The Epoch Times. “And it’s all the way people live, the things they do without.” Taylor also emphasizes: “I call them ‘the make-do people.’ They make do with whatever they got to make the best of it. They’re not going to complain a lot, and it makes it easy for them to get left behind. So we’re hoping to see an end to that.”...