09/18/2023
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"The ReConnect Program...has delivered a total of $3.86 billion to create and improve high-speed internet access to rural customers."
"Most areas in rural America go without broadband, and that must change now."
"In eastern North Carolina, which I represent in the First Congressional District, broadband accessibility is one of the largest roadblocks people face to advance."
"We have to arm our people with the weapons. They are the ones who are being targeted."