COLLIN SPILINEK Fremont Tribune Moving forward past the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry said the impacts the pandemic have had on the world will be felt for a long time. âWith Zoom meetings, telework, telemedicine, distant learning, tele-education, the advances that we are making in this digital sphere are really phenomenal,â he said. âAnd as much suffering as the pandemic has caused, we are taking a leap here digitally, which has huge, huge implications for a lot of things.â On Friday morning, Fortenberry spoke with leaders, business owners and members of the Fremont community at a virtual discussion hosted by the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce.