WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing examining broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce.
During the hearing, Senator Capito asked Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick about whether states would be able to use remaining funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program for projects that support state's deployment plans. Senator Capito also discussed how the higher cost of permitting is impacting deployment of broadband and how redeployment funds can be...