Annie Kuster: “I just think it is duplicitous for them to pretend that we are going to recoup millions, billions of dollars.”

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

This bipartisan bill would provide mandatory funding to purchase development rights via conservation easements from private and Tribal landowners.

The ACP is already serving as a lifeline to the more than 18 million households that currently rely on this program to remain connected.