Annie Kuster: “I mean, I guess what I want to hear from you is some urgency in tackling this.”

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.

Provide farmers, ranchers, and other landowners who feed and fuel our nation with certainty from diversified income streams and greater supports to beginner, young, and socially disadvantaged producers.