Lawmakers Press Commerce over Withholding of Billions in Broadband Funds
House Democrats dispute characterization of $21 billion in unspent funds as ‘taxpayer savings.’
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2026 – Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., and three House colleagues are pressing the Commerce Department over what they described as unlawful withholding of funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
The lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth seeking explanations for delays and what they described as a lack of transparency.
