In 2021, the Biden administration touted a multibillion-dollar plan to connect rural America to high-speed internet.
Three years later, zero Americans had benefited from the program.
This may actually be a hot-button issue for Biden, but his administration has completely failed by miring the program in red tape and regulations.
Fox Business Network reports:
FCC commissioner asks Biden administration to pay for $42 billion in unused high-speed internet funding
The senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) blamed the Biden administration for a lack of high-speed internet projects approved under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, comparing the situation to the lack of electric vehicle charging stations. put up.
“In 2021, the Biden administration secured $42.45 billion from Congress to deploy high-speed internet to millions of Americans,” Republican-appointed Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote on X last week. “A few years later, it hasn’t even linked those funds to any one person. In fact, it now says it won’t start any construction projects until 2025 at the earliest.
Commenters on social media pointed out that the funds had already been allocated to states and argued that the Biden administration was not responsible for any delays. But Carr said it’s the Biden administration that’s holding back progress.
“There’s no question that the 2021 law sets out some procedures, but the Biden administration has decided to add on top of that a byzantine set of additional procedures that states have to go through before the government will give them the go-ahead to actually get these funds and start. start up.
What have they been doing during this time?
In 2021, the Biden administration received $42.45 billion from Congress to deploy high-speed internet to millions of Americans.
Years later, it didn’t even connect the funds to any one person. In fact, it now says it won’t start any construction projects until 2025 at the earliest.
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) June 14, 2024
Meanwhile, the Biden administration has been layering a partisan political agenda on top of this $42.45B plan — a liberal wish list that has nothing to do with connecting Americans.
Climate change requirements, technology bias, DEI requirements, networks that benefit government operations, and more.
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) June 14, 2024
There is no better way to express the service (failure) of Bob Casey and Joe Biden than this:
1⃣$42B spent on broadband and high-speed internet
2⃣ Use woke DEI/climate regulations to deliver it to keep libraries happy
3⃣Achieve a huge victory
4⃣ After 3 years, I found out that this never happened pic.twitter.com/8GMGQrUz8f— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) June 20, 2024
This will be part of Biden’s legacy of failure.
