Washington, D.C. – Connect Americans Now (CAN) executive director Richard T. Cullen released the following statement Monday on President Biden signing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes $65 billion to support broadband deployment, adoption and skills training programs, into law.
“Connect Americans Now applauds President Biden for signing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and for maintaining his administration’s commitment to this package that will provide a critical $65 billion down payment toward bridging the digital divide in America,” Cullen said. “Connect Americans Now thanks the President for his commitment to expanding broadband connectivity and improving digital equity and encourages the Administration and Congress to build on the positive momentum for action with additional, permanent solutions to completely eliminate the digital divide.”
Founded in 2017, Connect Americans Now (CAN) is a broad-based coalition of more than 300 companies and organizations representing leading voices in agriculture, education, health care, veterans’ issues, technology and small business — committed to urgent action to completely eliminate the digital divide in every American community.
Read CAN’s statement on the U.S. House passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act HERE.
Read more on a recent national poll, commissioned by CAN, that found broad majorities of American voters agree broadband internet, digital devices and digital skills are essential to success in the 21st Century, support the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and back additional solutions to permanently eliminate the digital divide in every American community HERE.
Read CAN’s letter, co-signed by 42 organizations representing a wide array of voices, to Congressional letters calling for the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and additional permanent solutions to close the digital divide HERE.
Read more on CAN and our mission HERE.
