Washington, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter issued the following press release:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025.
"Undersea fiber optic cables carry roughly 95 percent of all intercontinental internet traffic and nearly all transoceanic digital communications.
"Trillions of dollars in financial transactions - trillions! Global trade data, cloud computing, and secure government communications depend on these cables every single day.
"They are critical infrastructure, just as essential as ports, as pipelines, or power grids.
"Yet despite their importance, the United States has allowed overregulation and duplicative permitting to stand in the way of deploying and main...