( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to stay connected.” The White House is pressing Congress to extend a federal program that helps families afford internet. [CutID: <Cuts> WH-INTERNET-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 20s Title: WH-INTERNET-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: to stay connected] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Congress approved the program through the bipartisan infrastructure law, which included a total […]
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White House urges Congress to make internet more affordable
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to stay connected.”
The White House is pressing Congress to extend a federal program that helps families afford internet.
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Time: 20s
Title: WH-INTERNET-house-q-TUEam
Out-cue: to stay connected]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Congress approved the program through the bipartisan infrastructure law, which included a total of $65 billion for broadband-related investments.
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VERBATIM: The Affordable Connectivity Program is projected to run out of money at the end of April. Twenty-three million families are currently enrolled in the program and receive a discount on their monthly internet bills. If Congress does not appropriate more funding for the program, the enrolled families will either lose access to the internet or be required to pay more to stay connected.