Tony Cárdenas: “Personally, I can't understand why you would oppose these important consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act.”

I would like to thank the witnesses for joining us and providing your expertise on these important issues.

I am concerned that these rules do not take into consideration constituencies like the majority of the constituents in my district that primarily speak Spanish.

The suggestion that this program should be narrowed to only those who would not otherwise have broadband seems to me to ignore the reality of family budgets.

The fact remains that for far too many American households, in both Democratic and Republican districts, the monthly cost of an internet connection is not affordable enough to them.