“Broadband is key to a modern economy. It impacts students and schools, patients and hospitals, employers and businesses looking to expand, and many more. I’ve always said that connecting our state will require an all-hands-on-deck approach, with collaboration from the federal, state, and local levels, and that’s what we are accomplishing together at this summit. It was great to meet with leaders at CMI2 and tour the progress they have made at their Adaptive Experimentation Facility, which has the potential to support innovation and readiness for our military. This facility will make our state a key destination for military experimentation and development, and I look forward to continue supporting them in their mission through my leadership on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense."