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Byrnes supported federal investment in what for South Carolina?

  • Education

  • Water projects

  • Agriculture

  • Highways

Answer

**Water projects were at the core of Byrnes’s vision for South Carolina’s economic prosperity.** Byrnes advocated for federal funding to develop and improve dams, reservoirs, and other water infrastructure to control destructive flooding, generate hydroelectric power, improve navigation, facilitate irrigation for agriculture, and offer recreational opportunities.
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