Olympia Snowe: “I could not understand why there was such strong resistance to the idea of ascertaining what the effects would be of any…”

What is needed is honest, fact-based discussion and a genuine bipartisan commitment to solutions.

We would not have connectivity and all that it brings to our schools and libraries if it were not for E-Rate.

I just encourage all of us to think about children, about the problems they face, and about our responsibility to help them navigate their way through those waters.

Due in no small part to the leadership of Senators Rockefeller and Snowe, the E-Rate program from its inception focused on providing high-capacity transmission services to libraries and schools.