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Ezra Klein: “Of the 56 states and jurisdictions that were trying to apply…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published | Video Starts at 15:26

A 14 stage process of they're creating a map and then the map can be challenged and there's these letters of intent and so on and so forth. And by the end of their administration, Of the 56 states and jurisdictions that were trying to apply for the money, three had made it through. Which putting aside the fact that that meant all these people didn't get broadband, it also meant that they couldn't run on that. Right, Right. (15:26–15:32)

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Asserts that only three out of 56 states and jurisdictions succeeded in applying for broadband funds.

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