Rep. Matsui ‘Suspicious’ About BEAD Policy Shift

Lawmaker accuses GOP of reallocating money to ‘predetermined winners.’

Rep. Matsui ‘Suspicious’ About BEAD Policy Shift
Photo of Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., at INCOMPAS Policy Summit Tuesday

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2025 – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Doris Matsui, D-Ca., is not holding back in her criticism of the Trump Administration’s approach to the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Speaking at the INCOMPAS Policy Summit on Tuesday, Matsui stressed the importance of bipartisan cooperation on spectrum policy and broadband expansion. 

Matsui also questioned  the administration’s shift toward a technology-neutral approach to BEAD and its true intent.

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