https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/10/ro-khanna-silicon-valley-tech-rural-america-bill-lincoln

Ro Khanna tells Guardian multi-billion dollar bill to put tech institutions in middle America is inspired by Morrill Act of 1862

A Silicon Valley lawmaker has a plan to bring big tech jobs to middle America – an idea he traces to Abraham Lincoln and believes may help his party defeat Donald Trump in 2020.