Guest post by Ryan at American Lookout:

Liberal Democrat Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA) lashed out at Middle America referring to Kansas, Michigan and Pennsylvania as “Podunk USA”

Eschoo made the remarks during a closed-door Energy and Commerce Committee meeting with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.

The Washington Free Beacon reported:

Remarks by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D., Calif.) during a closed-door Energy and Commerce Committee meeting with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai raised eyebrows from those present.

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The moment occurred when Eshoo pushed back against Pai when he was discussing expanding broadband access to rural areas.

Pai said that eliminating Title II net neutrality rules would benefit places he has traveled to, such as Parsons, Kan., Elverson, Pa., and Cadillac, Mich.

Sources inside the meeting told the Free Beacon that Eshoo was frustrated with Pai’s comments. She wished out loud that Pai would stop talking about “Podunk, USA” and instead be more concerned about the venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road in her district near Palo Alto, according to the sources.

Many in the room reacted negatively to Eshoo’s remarks, sources said. A member who represents a flyover state did not appreciate the term “Podunk,” which means a small, unimportant town, and said districts in Middle America are just as important as those in Silicon Valley.

Eshoo’s office declined to comment.