select the correct text in the passage.
which sentence presents a claim that is supported in the excerpt?
excerpt from remarks by the president on promoting community broadband
by barack obama
when i first came into office and we were trying to make sure that we prevented a great depression but also start building some foundations for
long - term growth, we built or improved more than 113,000 miles of network infrastructure throughout the country....
but—and this is why i’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do. right now, about 45 million americans cannot purchase next - generation broadband.
and that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds. and by the way, only about half
of rural americans can log on at that super - fast rate.
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To solve this, we analyze each sentence:

1. The sentence *"When I first came into office and we were trying to make sure that we prevented a Great Depression but also start building some foundations for long - term growth, we built or improved more than 113,000 miles of network infrastructure throughout the country."*: This is a statement of what was done (building/improving infrastructure) without a claim that needs support from other parts of the excerpt.

2. The sentence *"But—and this is why I’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do."*: This is a general statement about having work to do, not a claim supported by other parts.

3. The sentence *"Right now, about 45 million Americans cannot purchase next - generation broadband."*: This is a statement of fact, not a claim that is supported by other sentences in the excerpt.

4. The sentence *"And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds. And by the way, only about half of rural Americans can log on at that super - fast rate."*: The first part makes a claim about the speed of next - generation broadband. The second part about rural Americans' access at that speed can be seen as related, but more importantly, if we consider the claim about the speed, the fact about rural Americans' access (while related) or other parts? Wait, actually, the key is to find a claim supported. Wait, maybe we misread. Let's re - evaluate. Wait, the sentence *"And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds."* is a claim, and is there support? Wait, no, maybe the other way. Wait, the question is "Which sentence presents a claim that is supported in the excerpt?". Let's check again.

Wait, the sentence *"Right now, about 45 million Americans cannot purchase next - generation broadband."* and *"only about half of rural Americans can log on at that super - fast rate"*: Wait, no. Wait, the sentence *"And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds."* is a claim. Is there support? No, but maybe the sentence *"But—and this is why I’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do."* is a claim? No. Wait, maybe the correct sentence is *"And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds. And by the way, only about half of rural Americans can log on at that super - fast rate."* Wait, no, the first part is a claim about speed, the second part is about rural access. Wait, maybe the intended answer is the sentence about the next - generation broadband speed and the rural access, but actually, the correct sentence that has a claim supported is:

Wait, let's look at the numbers. The sentence *"And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds."* is a claim, and is there support? No, but the sentence *"Right now, about 45 million Americans cannot purchase next - generation broadband."* is a statement. Wait, maybe we made a mistake. Wait, the correct answer is the sentence *"And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds. And by the way, only about half of rural Americans can log on at that super - fast rate."* No, that's two sentences. Wait, the question is about a single sentence. Wait, maybe the sentence *"And that next generation of broadband creates connections that are six or seven times faster than today’s basic speeds."* is a claim, and there's no support? No, maybe we are wrong. Wait, perhaps the correct sentence is *"But—and this is why I’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do."* but that's a claim about having work to do, supported by the fact that 45 million can't purchase next - gen broadband and rural Americans' access? Yes! The sentence *"But—and this is why I’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do."* presents a claim (that there is a lot of work to do) which is supported by the other sentences in the excerpt (like 45 million can't purchase next - gen broadband, rural Americans' access issues, etc.).

So the sentence *"But—and this is why I’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do."* presents a claim (that there is a significant amount of work remaining in the area of broadband) and this claim is supported by the details provided in the excerpt about the number of Americans who can't purchase next - generation broadband and the limited access of rural Americans to super - fast broadband.

# Brief Explanations:
The sentence "But—and this is why I’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do" presents the claim that there is much work left in the broadband initiative. This claim is supported by details in the excerpt, such as "about 45 million Americans cannot purchase next - generation broadband" and "only about half of rural Americans can log on at that super - fast rate", which show the existing issues in broadband access that justify the claim of having more work to do.
# Answer:
The sentence "But—and this is why I’m here—we’ve still got a lot of work to do" (the specific sentence from the excerpt that makes the claim supported by the other details about broadband access issues).

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