Transportation, utilities, housing, community development, economic development projects, and other critical infrastructure. And these localities now have additional burdens. Imposed on them from the big ugly bill that they need to deal with as well. By layering on a new truncated deadline for broadband permits without any federal support, we will effectively force local governments to stretch their already strained resources even further. And so this amendment says, if Congress is going to impose expedited permitting requirements, we should also provide the necessary funding. (01:58–02:01)
CLAIM
Asserts that new deadlines without federal support will strain local government resources.
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