Annie Kuster: “Well, now we're not only having an arbitrary date, but now we're having an arbitrary number of issues that you might…”

I am opposed to amendment No. 40. I am speaking in opposition to all of the amendments that have been added. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized.

The $19.5 billion of conservation funding secured in the Inflation Reduction Act must be protected and spent on furthering our conservation goals.

The BEAD Program will invest 42 billion in our Nation's broadband infrastructure to finally connect the hardest-to-reach communities.

I am the cochair of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Caucus, and I share your mission to bring internet access to every community.