Chairman Guthrie Suggests BEAD Changes Afoot

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2025 – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., criticized the Biden Administration’s handling of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program in opening remarks at a committee meeting on Wednesday.

Guthrie said the Biden Administration “failed on its promise to connect all Americans.”

He asserted that the current administration’s “unnecessary red tape… prevented even a single American from being connected despite a $42 billion price tag.”