Jessica Rosenworcel: “Congress set aside funding for it but those funds are not sufficient to fully fund reimbursement.”

If I had a magic wand, I would make it simpler.

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.

We have come too far to turn back. Keeping this program funded needs to be a priority.

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