Matsui, Others Cite 'Deep Concerns' About Trump Administration's Revised BEAD Rules

Matsui, Others Cite 'Deep Concerns' About Trump Administration's Revised BEAD Rules

House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Doris Matsui of California and 21 other Democratic lawmakers told Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday that they have "deep concerns" about NTIA's updated policy notice for the $42.5 billion BEAD program, which reversed much...

22 House Democrats Slam Trump Administration Overhaul of BEAD

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 – Congress gave states the reins; the Trump administration yanked them back.That’s the message from Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and 21 House Democrats, who on Tuesday sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, denouncing the administration’s June 6 restructuring of the $42.45 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.“Congress deliberately designed the BEAD Program to be delivered by the states and terr…