Rep Yvette Clarke Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging House and Senate Leadership to Fund Affordable Connectivity Program Through FAA Reauthorization Bill

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) led 121 of her colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging them to include funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program in legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “We write today to express our serious concern regarding the impending lapse of funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). As you know, April was the last month in which the full monthly ACP benefit was available and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has now stated that ACP funding and benefits will cease at the end of this month without additional funding. 1 With this in mind, we urge you to include funding for this highly effective program to bridge the digital divide in legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).” 

[May 9, 2024]