Annie Kuster: “I hope you will use your clout with the Appropriations Committee to get the funding we need.”

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

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.

Recognize the Important Role the agriculture and forestry sector continues to have on our local environment...