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On the recordAugust 7, 2026
The Trump administration is putting the success of the E-Rate program at risk, threatening to blow a hole in schools’ budgets and diverting limited local dollars from teachers, classroom programs, books, and other essential services.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Senator Markey discusses the E-Rate program's challenges.

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