Sam Graves: “The pandemic has ravaged our country since the first U.S. case was reported in January 2020.”

May I ask for the time remaining on both sides again. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am very proud to sponsor H.R. 1752, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, or the E-BRIDGE Act. Unfortunately, too many of our communities, particularly in rural Missouri, still lack broadband…

I remain concerned about the slow pace at which the Department is distributing IIJA funds.

This represents 30 percent of the total funding provided by the IIJA.