Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, a co-chair of the NewDEAL Forum’s Broadband Task Force, sent a letter to Congress (along with the other co-chairs of the Broadband Task Force) calling for $7 billion in ACP funding. Highlights from the Oct. 30, 2023 letter:

• Access to affordable high-speed internet is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity for millions of Americans to fully participate in today's digital economy.” 

• “ACP is a vital initiative that prevented millions of Americans from falling behind economically during the pandemic, and it is essential to the progress of other federal broadband investments and the ongoing pursuit of digital equity.”