Bruce L. Braley: “This legislation would protect veterans from being foreclosed upon by banks and would give these soldiers time to get…”

Much of this area had no broadband, no video, and no other advanced services. This is an example of an investment working, where it needs to work, and thousands of Iowa families, businesses and students benefiting as a result.

In my opinion, nobody is more deserving of our help than our military servicemembers fighting overseas.

I'm glad to see the Subcommittee tackling the issue of broadband expansion this early in the Congress, because there is an important link between broadband expansion and economic development.

We talk about this problem on Veterans Affairs all the time. It is the number one issue my veterans back in Iowa talk to me about.