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May 6, 2020 Sen. Kennedy urges FCC to buy American satellites for 5G services Sen. John Kennedy
May 5, 2020 Senator Collins Warns of Coronavirus Texting Scam Sen. Susan Collins
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "This pandemic widens the disparity for Americans w/o reliable internet at home. The House Broadband Task Force plan to address this divide provides the funding necessary to solve this issue once and for all. It must be included in a future relief package." Rep. Jim Clyburn
May 5, 2020 Emergency Educational Connections Act, H.R. 6563 Rep. Grace Meng
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "Teachers in #Kentucky and across America are adapting to online learning and continuing to educate young minds. They are among the many heroes during this crisis. The entire Senate salutes and thanks all of our nation's educators on this National Teacher Day." Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "Teachers dedicate themselves to educating the next generation of leaders, and that takes extra ingenuity & innovation during this time of online learning. During this #TeacherAppreciationWeek, take a moment to #ThankATeacher who has made a difference in your life." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "This is a long overdue step in the right direction. When life begins to return to normal, #SCOTUS should follow the requirements in my Cameras in the Courtroom Act and begin permitting live television coverage of all oral arguments." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Young, Peterson Lead Bipartisan Delegation in Introducing Universal Broadband Act Rep. Hal Rogers, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs - Shaheen & McSally Call on TRICARE to Cover Full Scope of Telehealth Services Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Ensure Access to Mental Health for Service Members & their Families Sen. Cynthia Shaheen, ...
May 4, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Delivers Weekly Democratic Address Rep. Jim Clyburn
May 4, 2020 Rep. Johnson Re-Introduces Bills to Enhance Consumers' Digital Privacy Rep. Hank Johnson
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Yesterday was #WorldPressFreedomDay, where we honor journalists for their crucial role in safeguarding democracy & call for immediate release of countless reporters jailed around the world on bogus charges, including Amadou Vamoulké, Tsi Conrad, & Thomas Awah Junior in Cameroon." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 4, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives - Reps. Lowenthal, Matsui, Lead California House Delegation Members In Urging Additional Federal Relief To Higher Education Rep. Jimmy Gomez, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal, Natural Resources Committee Leadership, Call on Administration to Suspend Action On Massive Alaskan Oil Development Plan Rep. Jared Huffman, ...
May 2, 2020 Tweet - "If I want to know what's going on in my community, where I can go to volunteer, maybe what group is holding a benefit fundraiser, whatever it might happen to be, I turn to my local news outlets. That's why I'm fighting for them during #COVID19." Sen. Joni Ernst
May 1, 2020 Letter to Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
May 1, 2020 Capito: FCC Broadband Annual Report Shows Progress, Data Maps Still Need Improvement Sen. Shelley Capito
May 1, 2020 Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Spanberger, DeFazio Lead More than 50 Lawmakers in Urging Treasury Department to Recognize High-Speed Internet Issues, Distribute Rebate Checks as Soon as Possible to Americans without Reliable Internet Access Rep. Mary Scanlon, ...
May 1, 2020 Heeding Shaheen's Bipartisan Call, Medicare to Cover Telephone-Based Telehealth Services in Same Way as Video Telehealth Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Cynthia Shaheen
May 1, 2020 Cortez Masto Applauds Faa's Implementation of Collegiate Drone Training Program Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Called @SecWilkie yesterday to thank him for his efforts to protect veterans & staff at VA hospitals in IL during the #COVID19 pandemic. We must ensure that IL VA Medical Centers are well-equipped with test kits, PPE, & broadband for telehealth to keep patients & staff safe." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 1, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce nearly $1 million in federal funding for telehealth services Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Nearly one-third of people living in rural or Tribal communities across the country don't have access to broadband. We must address this disparity and bridge the digital divide -- especially during this emergency." Sen. Ben Luján
May 1, 2020 The Hill - Bridging the digital divide for rural communities more critical than ever Rep. Sam Graves
May 1, 2020 Wyden, Warren, Eshoo, Markey Applaud ICANN Blocking Sale of .Org Registry Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 1, 2020 Harder Warns of Coronavirus Stimulus Scams Rep. Josh Harder
May 1, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Closing the Broadband Gap Rep. Ralph Norman
May 1, 2020 Sens. Hawley, Cruz Call for Ban on U.S. Officials Using Tencent, Huawei, ZTE, Other Chinese Communist Party-Backed Platforms Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
May 1, 2020 Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman Stevens holds bipartisan teleconference on NIST manufacturing programs and COVID-19 response and recovery Rep. Haley Stevens, ...
April 30, 2020 Capito Welcomes CMS Decision to Increase Telephone-Based Health Service Reimbursements Sen. Shelley Capito
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Without broadband access, Americans don't have access to things like telehealth, online learning, job opportunities, and more. We can all agree that getting affordable broadband access to every American is a priority for this nation." Rep. Jim Clyburn
April 30, 2020 Clyburn, Pallone, and 10 House Dems Announce Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Broadband Internet Rep. Grace Meng, ...
April 30, 2020 Senator Markey Questions Clearview AI on Coronavirus Tracking and Flawed Tests of Facial Recognition Product Sen. Ed Markey
April 30, 2020 Clyburn, Pallone, and 10 House Dems Announce Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Broadband Internet Rep. Jim Clyburn
April 30, 2020 Senators Markey, Van Hollen, Bennet, Hassan, and Colleagues Plan to Introduce Legislation to Direct $4 Billion in E-Rate Funds to Close Growing Learning Gap in Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "We're working to pass protections that require companies to provide Americans w/ more transparency & control over their personal health data during #COVID19. Businesses should be held accountable if they are collecting people's data without their knowledge or permission." Sen. John Thune
April 30, 2020 Thune, Wicker, Moran, Blackburn Announce Plans to Introduce Data Privacy Bill Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
April 30, 2020 Sens. Cruz, Hawley to Introduce Legislation Banning U.S. Officials from Using Tencent, Huawei, ZTE, Other Chinese Communist Party-Backed Platforms Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
April 30, 2020 Congressman Clyburn Announces Plan to Connect All South Carolinians to Affordable High-Speed Internet Rep. Jim Clyburn
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Peters, Luján Push for Increased Investment in Broadband Infrastructure to Bolster COVID-19 Response Efforts in Historically Underserved Communities Sen. Ben Luján, ...
April 30, 2020 Hoeven Statement on Administration Increasing Medicare Reimbursement for Audio Telehealth Services During Pandemic Sen. John Hoeven
April 30, 2020 Sen. Cramer: Trump Administration Increases Reimbursements for Telephone-based Health Services Sen. Kevin Cramer
April 30, 2020 Letter to Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet Inc, and Susan Wojcicki, Chief Executive Officer of Youtube - Schiff Urges Google, YouTube, Twitter to Inform Users Who Interact With Coronavirus Misinformation Sen. Adam Schiff
April 30, 2020 Pallone, Clyburn, and 10 House Dems Announce Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Broadband Internet Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner and Hon. Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary - Joyce Calls on IRS to Address Inaccessibility of Economic Impact Payment System Rep. Mike Kelly, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of U.S. Department of the Treasury - Advocating for Rural Communities, Balderson Requests Access to IRS COVID-19 Payments for Ohioans Without Internet Rep. William Balderson
April 30, 2020 Welch Announces Plan to Close the Digital Divide and Expand Broadband to All Americans Sen. Peter Welch
April 30, 2020 Letter to Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter - Schiff Urges Google, YouTube, Twitter to Inform Users Who Interact With Coronavirus Misinformation Sen. Adam Schiff
April 30, 2020 Lujan Broadband Initiatives Included in House Democrat's Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Internet Sen. Ben Luján
Date Title Politician
May 6, 2020 Sen. Kennedy urges FCC to buy American satellites for 5G services Sen.John Kennedy
May 5, 2020 Senator Collins Warns of Coronavirus Texting Scam Sen.Susan Collins
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "This pandemic widens the disparity for Americans w/o reliable internet at home. The House Broadband Task Force plan to address this divide provides the funding necessary to solve this issue once and for all. It must be included in a future relief package." Rep.Jim Clyburn
May 5, 2020 Emergency Educational Connections Act, H.R. 6563 Rep.Grace Meng
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "Teachers in #Kentucky and across America are adapting to online learning and continuing to educate young minds. They are among the many heroes during this crisis. The entire Senate salutes and thanks all of our nation's educators on this National Teacher Day." Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "Teachers dedicate themselves to educating the next generation of leaders, and that takes extra ingenuity & innovation during this time of online learning. During this #TeacherAppreciationWeek, take a moment to #ThankATeacher who has made a difference in your life." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "This is a long overdue step in the right direction. When life begins to return to normal, #SCOTUS should follow the requirements in my Cameras in the Courtroom Act and begin permitting live television coverage of all oral arguments." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Young, Peterson Lead Bipartisan Delegation in Introducing Universal Broadband Act Rep.Hal Rogers, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs - Shaheen & McSally Call on TRICARE to Cover Full Scope of Telehealth Services Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Ensure Access to Mental Health for Service Members & their Families Sen.Cynthia Shaheen, ...
May 4, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn Delivers Weekly Democratic Address Rep.Jim Clyburn
May 4, 2020 Rep. Johnson Re-Introduces Bills to Enhance Consumers' Digital Privacy Rep.Hank Johnson
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Yesterday was #WorldPressFreedomDay, where we honor journalists for their crucial role in safeguarding democracy & call for immediate release of countless reporters jailed around the world on bogus charges, including Amadou Vamoulké, Tsi Conrad, & Thomas Awah Junior in Cameroon." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 4, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives - Reps. Lowenthal, Matsui, Lead California House Delegation Members In Urging Additional Federal Relief To Higher Education Rep.Jimmy Gomez, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal, Natural Resources Committee Leadership, Call on Administration to Suspend Action On Massive Alaskan Oil Development Plan Rep.Jared Huffman, ...
May 2, 2020 Tweet - "If I want to know what's going on in my community, where I can go to volunteer, maybe what group is holding a benefit fundraiser, whatever it might happen to be, I turn to my local news outlets. That's why I'm fighting for them during #COVID19." Sen.Joni Ernst
May 1, 2020 Letter to Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
May 1, 2020 Capito: FCC Broadband Annual Report Shows Progress, Data Maps Still Need Improvement Sen.Shelley Capito
May 1, 2020 Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Spanberger, DeFazio Lead More than 50 Lawmakers in Urging Treasury Department to Recognize High-Speed Internet Issues, Distribute Rebate Checks as Soon as Possible to Americans without Reliable Internet Access Rep.Mary Scanlon, ...
May 1, 2020 Heeding Shaheen's Bipartisan Call, Medicare to Cover Telephone-Based Telehealth Services in Same Way as Video Telehealth Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Cynthia Shaheen
May 1, 2020 Cortez Masto Applauds Faa's Implementation of Collegiate Drone Training Program Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Called @SecWilkie yesterday to thank him for his efforts to protect veterans & staff at VA hospitals in IL during the #COVID19 pandemic. We must ensure that IL VA Medical Centers are well-equipped with test kits, PPE, & broadband for telehealth to keep patients & staff safe." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 1, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce nearly $1 million in federal funding for telehealth services Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Nearly one-third of people living in rural or Tribal communities across the country don't have access to broadband. We must address this disparity and bridge the digital divide -- especially during this emergency." Sen.Ben Luján
May 1, 2020 The Hill - Bridging the digital divide for rural communities more critical than ever Rep.Sam Graves
May 1, 2020 Wyden, Warren, Eshoo, Markey Applaud ICANN Blocking Sale of .Org Registry Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 1, 2020 Harder Warns of Coronavirus Stimulus Scams Rep.Josh Harder
May 1, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Closing the Broadband Gap Rep.Ralph Norman
May 1, 2020 Sens. Hawley, Cruz Call for Ban on U.S. Officials Using Tencent, Huawei, ZTE, Other Chinese Communist Party-Backed Platforms Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
May 1, 2020 Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman Stevens holds bipartisan teleconference on NIST manufacturing programs and COVID-19 response and recovery Rep.Haley Stevens, ...
April 30, 2020 Capito Welcomes CMS Decision to Increase Telephone-Based Health Service Reimbursements Sen.Shelley Capito
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Without broadband access, Americans don't have access to things like telehealth, online learning, job opportunities, and more. We can all agree that getting affordable broadband access to every American is a priority for this nation." Rep.Jim Clyburn
April 30, 2020 Clyburn, Pallone, and 10 House Dems Announce Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Broadband Internet Rep.Grace Meng, ...
April 30, 2020 Senator Markey Questions Clearview AI on Coronavirus Tracking and Flawed Tests of Facial Recognition Product Sen.Ed Markey
April 30, 2020 Clyburn, Pallone, and 10 House Dems Announce Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Broadband Internet Rep.Jim Clyburn
April 30, 2020 Senators Markey, Van Hollen, Bennet, Hassan, and Colleagues Plan to Introduce Legislation to Direct $4 Billion in E-Rate Funds to Close Growing Learning Gap in Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "We're working to pass protections that require companies to provide Americans w/ more transparency & control over their personal health data during #COVID19. Businesses should be held accountable if they are collecting people's data without their knowledge or permission." Sen.John Thune
April 30, 2020 Thune, Wicker, Moran, Blackburn Announce Plans to Introduce Data Privacy Bill Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
April 30, 2020 Sens. Cruz, Hawley to Introduce Legislation Banning U.S. Officials from Using Tencent, Huawei, ZTE, Other Chinese Communist Party-Backed Platforms Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
April 30, 2020 Congressman Clyburn Announces Plan to Connect All South Carolinians to Affordable High-Speed Internet Rep.Jim Clyburn
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Peters, Luján Push for Increased Investment in Broadband Infrastructure to Bolster COVID-19 Response Efforts in Historically Underserved Communities Sen.Ben Luján, ...
April 30, 2020 Hoeven Statement on Administration Increasing Medicare Reimbursement for Audio Telehealth Services During Pandemic Sen.John Hoeven
April 30, 2020 Sen. Cramer: Trump Administration Increases Reimbursements for Telephone-based Health Services Sen.Kevin Cramer
April 30, 2020 Letter to Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet Inc, and Susan Wojcicki, Chief Executive Officer of Youtube - Schiff Urges Google, YouTube, Twitter to Inform Users Who Interact With Coronavirus Misinformation Sen.Adam Schiff
April 30, 2020 Pallone, Clyburn, and 10 House Dems Announce Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Broadband Internet Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner and Hon. Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary - Joyce Calls on IRS to Address Inaccessibility of Economic Impact Payment System Rep.Mike Kelly, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of U.S. Department of the Treasury - Advocating for Rural Communities, Balderson Requests Access to IRS COVID-19 Payments for Ohioans Without Internet Rep.William Balderson
April 30, 2020 Welch Announces Plan to Close the Digital Divide and Expand Broadband to All Americans Sen.Peter Welch
April 30, 2020 Letter to Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter - Schiff Urges Google, YouTube, Twitter to Inform Users Who Interact With Coronavirus Misinformation Sen.Adam Schiff
April 30, 2020 Lujan Broadband Initiatives Included in House Democrat's Plan to Connect All Americans to Affordable Internet Sen.Ben Luján
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