Tony Cárdenas: “I think it is fair and appropriate, the way President Biden has put in his budget to actually make it Senate-confirmed.”

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

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.

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.

There is no doubt in my mind this program has saved lives.