The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a broadband subsidy for millions of Americans, may be reinstated by Congress. House Republicans' failure to act led to the end of internet bill discounts for 23 million families. Various lawmakers are urging for the extension of ACP funding to ensure access to high-speed internet for communities across different states. Bipartisan efforts are being made to reform and extend the ACP, with concerns raised about the impact on households if the program is not continued.
Access to high-speed internet is critical for telemedicine, online learning, business, & more. The Affordable Connectivity Program I helped create has helped over 275,000 NV families lower their internet bill – and I'm working across the aisle to renew this critical program. 🛜
16 Senators on BOTH sides of the aisle back strengthening the Affordable Connectivity Program. A vital program that provides affordable internet for 55M Americans. ACP can’t just go away. We must come together to protect what’s important. Let's bring this to a vote.
“The R Street Institute is proud to support this important proposal to extend both Rip and Replace and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) with an appropriate pay-for... https://t.co/aL5C9lW6c2
Millions of veterans and military families use the Affordable Connectivity Program to connect to high-speed internet. Congress must extend the ACP so our veterans, servicemembers, and military families can keep connected and continue to participate in our modern society.
One in five US households rely on the #ACP to reduce internet costs. This program is popular, efficient, & it’s making a real impact on people's lives. We need the bill for renewed funding to be brought to the floor; it will pass overwhelmingly. https://t.co/I92l5Kgqnx
The ACP has helped almost 3 million CA households––and millions more across the US––access reliable and affordable high-speed internet. I co-sponsored @SenPeterWelch's Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act to ensure this vital program remains accessible.
More than 65,000 households in #NY09 will soon be facing unaffordable new prices and risk losing the internet access they need for work, school, health care, and all the economic opportunities an internet connection brings. Congress needs to extend funding for the ACP NOW. https://t.co/FjhLvUBxCL
Pennsylvania families will soon be spending hundreds more each year on internet service because of Republicans’ chaos and dysfunction. @HouseGOP must take action NOW to join Democrats and save the Affordable Connectivity Program. https://t.co/BC01Y5JiWu
Nearly 85,000 households in my district are at the brink of losing internet savings at the end of this month. Congress needs to pass our ACP Extension Act NOW! https://t.co/toumukPoj8
One in four NYC households relied on the Affordable Connectivity Program, which gave low-income households up to $30 a month to help pay their internet bill. Republicans ended it. It’s time to actually help working families and bring back this critical program ASAP. https://t.co/50yk9671qg
Lloyd, a vet from Hampton deserves the services from the Affordable Connectivity Program. I am doing everything I can to extend the program that Congress let expire. We MUST restore this program which affects 1 in 5 households in #IL17. From @wqad ⬇️ https://t.co/GrYASiG6Dt
I joined colleagues in introducing legislation that would reform the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This effort would also fund the program through the end of the year, giving lawmakers more time to find a permanent solution. (1/3) 🔗https://t.co/mSpgtE4FBU https://t.co/nINoIMzRfI
.@HouseDemocrats lowered internet bills by up to $75 a month through @POTUS’s Affordable Connectivity Program. Now, more than 60,000 households in #MO05 are at risk of seeing internet costs rise due to Republicans failing to extend the program. We must put #PeopleOverPolitics! https://t.co/bGvIc6esCl
Congressional Republicans are raising internet costs for more than 99,000 households in #CA34 by failing to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program. @HouseGOP needs to stop wasting time and join Democrats to lower everyday costs and expand access to the internet. https://t.co/ykq4AO8bw8
Due to House Republican obstruction, Affordable Connectivity Program funding is expiring, which could leave 49,000 CT-01 households without access to the internet. I'm cosponsoring legislation to extend funding for this critical program that supports families across the nation! https://t.co/6kJtuLjhRH
Access to high-speed internet is a basic necessity for everything from accessing health care to getting an education and more. That's why @RepDonDavis & I are urging House & Senate leadership to extend funding for the ACP so North Carolinians can continue to get connected. https://t.co/Ix82BoznR4
Reliable broadband is critical in our increasingly connected world. Thanks to funding I secured in the American Rescue Plan Act more communities in New Hampshire can access high-speed internet, including over 7,600 homes and businesses in Berlin, Gorham, Randolph and Shelburne!
Internet bill discounts for 23 million American families are ending because House Republicans FAILED to act and renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program. It's time for @SpeakerJohnson and @HouseGOP to put politics aside and get to work. https://t.co/dXsZKTBiA9
SCOOP: The Affordable Connectivity Program, the broadband subsidy that ended just days ago, may be reinstated thanks to a bipartisan coalition of senators. https://t.co/X1cRah34uu
The ACP provided a broadband subsidy for millions of Americans. Now Congress has a plan to reinstate it. https://t.co/ujdsckkFHT