WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) - led a hearing with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on the Department of Commerce's broadband deployment efforts, including the implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Sen. Moran emphasized the importance of prioritizing the long-term success of federal broadband deployment, particularly in rural communities. He also questioned Secretary Lutnick on plans for the BEAD program's leftover allocations, emphasizing that the money should be used for broadband deployment.
"The BEAD prog...