As electricity was in the 30s, it's very popular among Republicans, at least 62%, among Democrats, 90%, but most importantly among rural Americans. 80% of rural Americans are in favor of this. And they know how vital this program is. 25,000 Vermont families have benefited by [the Affordable Connectivity Program], 22.5 million American families have benefited by it. Let us continue the program, find the $7 billion that is necessary to maintain this and make sure that the progress we made working together to build out high speed Internet and make it accessible to all Our Citizens continues. (06:37–06:47)
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Asserts that 25,000 Vermont families and 22.5 million American families have benefited from the program.
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