Conservative Groups Oppose $40B Broadband Bill
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and 22 other officials from right-leaning groups Wednesday opposed the Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy Act, which is believed to form part of the basis for the $65…
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billion broadband component of a bipartisan infrastructure package President Joe Biden backed last week (see 2106290066). The Bridge Act, refiled in June, would allocate $40 billion for broadband deployments and affordability programs (see 2106150089). The bill “would increase the size and scope of the federal government for broadband deployment, while limiting the constitutionally delegated power of states,” the conservative groups said in a letter to the Senate. “Any lawmaker who values limited government and the free market should stand up against this proposal.”