The ACP is helping more than 18 million households afford a broadband connection.

FLPMA directs the BLM to give priority to the designation and protection of ACECs.

It is hard to overstate the economic and national security implications of that lapse.

The BEAD Program represents the single most effective tool we have to finally close the digital divide.

NTIA's statutory role, speaking on behalf of the Federal Government on telecommunications and information issues, has never been more important.

To stay ahead of the rest of the world in wireless communications, we must have a reliable spectrum pipeline.

The decisions we make over the coming months will have a lasting impact both domestically and abroad.

It is the bipartisan BEAD Program, more than any bill on today's agenda, that will be responsible for closing the digital divide.

Last year I wrote a letter to the Biden administration urging the Departments of Transportation and Energy, along with NTIA to coordinate on the deployment of electric vehicle charging and broadband infrastructure.

I think about the bipartisan work on commonsense dig-once policies led by Congresswoman Eshoo.

If we're able to find bipartisan solutions that speed broadband deployment, we can accomplish a goal shared by all members of the subcommittee.