Sen. Norris, though a Republican, was a strong supporter of President Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal. He is the reason we have socialised electricity in Nebraska (there are no privately-owned power companies in this state).

I’m learning quite a bit about this fellow reading tonight. Via Wikipedia:

Norris was also the prime Senate supporter of the Rural Electrification Act, which brought electrical service to underserved and unserved rural areas across the United States. Given Norris’ belief in “public power,” no privately owned electric utilities have operated in Nebraska since the late 1940s.

George W. Norris