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Home » Press Releases » U.S. Sen. Baldwin & U.S. Sen. Ernst: Bipartisan legislation to cut red tape and expand access to internet in rural America passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced that their bipartisan Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports (ACCESS) Rural America Act, unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The legislation expands access to broadband in rural areas by easing the burden of regulatory costs for smaller broadband providers that rural communities...