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Democrats are pushing a $40 billion plan to bring the best Internet access to rural America
The Democratic Party is making high-speed Internet access a new plank in its economic agenda as it tries to regain trust among middle-class Americans in the country's heartland. Democratic lawmakers are calling for $40 billion in new federal funding for infrastructure projects for rural and tribal areas and other regions, whose access to fast, affordable broadband has lagged behind that of dense, urban areas. The proposal, unveiled Thursday, would have Internet providers compete for the right to build out the networks.
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Is this so that they can try to get more people to believe the Russians did it?
And of course the powers that be will fight it tooth and nail,as always.