The Biden-Harris $40 Billion High Speed Internet Plan Connected Nobody
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
Might I suggest it’s time for some fact checks? Let’s start with a fact check on the White House Internet program “Fact Sheet”.
White House Fact Sheet
Let’s discuss the June 26, 2023 White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $40 Billion to Connect Everyone in America to Affordable, Reliable, High-Speed Internet
High-speed internet is no longer a luxury – it is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to participate equally in school, access health care, and to stay connected with family and friends. Yet, more than 8.5 million households and small businesses are in areas where there is no high-speed internet infrastructure, and millions more struggle with limited or unreliable internet options. Just like Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Rural Electrification Act brought electricity to nearly every home and farm in America, President Biden and Vice President Harris are delivering on their historic commitment to connect everyone in America to reliable, affordable high-speed internet by the end of the decade.
Fact Check on the Fact Sheet
Please note FCC commissioner hits Biden admin for $42 billion in unspent high speed internet funds
The senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is blaming the Biden administration for a lack of high-speed internet projects that were approved under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, comparing the situation to the dearth of electric vehicle charging stations that were also supposed to be built with the funds.
“There’s no question that the 2021 law put some process in place, but the Biden administration decided to layer on top of that a Byzantine additional set of hoops that states have to go through before the administration will approve them to actually get these funds and start completing the builds,” Carr told FOX Business in an interview.
Carr acknowledged that some high-speed internet projects have connected people during the Biden administration, but he said none of them have been funded by the $42.5 billion allocation from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which was the administration’s signature broadband initiative.
Where Would We Be?
I am sure glad Biden put Kamala Harris in charge of the border and also delivery of high speed internment because otherwise where would we be?
As long as I am asking questions, might I suggest it’s time for more fact checks on “Biden-Harris” Fact Sheet announcements?
But hey, let’s step back and give credit is due. In this case, the “Biden-Harris” plan delivered nothing but amazingly cost nothing!
No money has been spent because $42.5 billion has been bogged down in the “Biden-Harris” bureaucracy.
How can you possibly beat that? This is arguably the biggest success story of the entire “Biden-Harris” term.
No doubt I have piqued someone’s curiosity here, perhaps many people.
Do I have any volunteers to fact check all of the “Biden-Harris” fact sheets?
It’s a daunting task, but democracy undoubtedly depends on it.
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