WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Lawmakers argue that dismantling E-Rate will widen the digital divide and raise costs for the communities that can least afford it
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Washington (October 15, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and author of the E-Rate program, along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-07), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Grace Meng (NY-06), today 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 Commissio...