Jessica Rosenworcel: “There should be no flash cuts.”

We are also implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act to ensure that the rates for prison pay phone calls are truly just and reasonable.

I strongly support identifying a way to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program into the future to help more families get and stay connected to the high-speed Internet they need to participate in modern life.

I want to acknowledge that the Emergency Connectivity Fund, championed by Chairman Van Hollen, has also been instrumental in closing the digital divide.

We need an additional $3.08 billion to fully take that equipment out securely.