The legislative system gave senators and (above all) members of the House of Representatives a strong interest in subsidizing communication and transportation links into even the remotest areas of the growing nation.
Senators had no interest in transportation until the legislative system stepped in.
mnli hypothesis: Senators had no interest in transportation until the legislative system stepped in. premise: The legislative system gave senators and (above all) members of the House of Representatives a strong interest in subsidizing communication and transportation links into even the remotest areas of the growing nation.