On the recordMay 14, 2019
Your concerns are totally valid. We have before us a proposal to cut Lifeline by 70 percent.
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congress.govYour concerns are totally valid. We have before us a proposal to cut Lifeline by 70 percent.
Rosenworcel acknowledges concerns over significant proposed cuts to the Lifeline program.
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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.
We have come too far to turn back. Keeping this program funded needs to be a priority.
I think we have got to make sure that we figure out a way to get broadband to everyone in this country.
I think that if we choose to take this equipment out of our networks and fully fund its replacement costs, we have to go tell everyone around the world that we chose to do that.