Olympia Snowe: “Is there a reason for such a significant reduction when we're looking to actively pursue alternatives with clean energy?”

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

I do want to acknowledge the bipartisan effort and support for the E-Rate Program by Chairman Rockefeller and Maine's original E-Rate champion, Olympia Snowe.

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.

The E-Rate program has fundamentally transformed education in this country.