Washington, Oct. 15 -- Congresswoman Doris Matsui issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and Grace Meng (D-NY), led nearly the entire Senate Democratic Caucus and more than 60 members of the House Democratic Caucus in urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to withdraw the Commission's damaging proposal to eliminate or limit the E-Rate program. In June, the Carr FCC voted to open a rulemaking examining E-Rate, which helps schools and libraries across the country afford reliable internet access.
For nearly 30 years, E-Rate has helped close the digital ...