April 25, 2022
For Immediate Release
BETO: THE RURAL BROADBAND OPPONENT
“While Governor Abbott has a history of expanding rural broadband, anti-rural liberal Beto O’Rourke opposed legislation that would expand rural broadband. This is yet another reason why rural Texans cannot trust Beto O’Rourke.” – Mark Miner, Communications Director
In 2018 O’Rourke Twice Opposed Legislation That Expanded Rural Broadband:
O’Rourke Voted Nay On The Agriculture and Nutrition Act Of 2018 In May 2018. (H.R. 2, On Passage, House Of Representatives, 5/18/18, 198-213-17, O’Rourke Voted Nay)
O’Rourke Voted Nay On The Agriculture and Nutrition Act Of 2018 In June 2018. (H.R. 2, On Passage, House Of Representatives, 6/21/18, 213-211-4, O’Rourke Voted Nay)
The Agriculture Improvement Act Of 2018 “Expands The Rural Broadband Access Loan And Loan Guarantee Program To Allow The Use Of Grants” And Appropriates An Additional $350 Million To The Program. “The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Act), commonly known as the Farm Bill was signed into law on Dec. 20, 2018. … Expands the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program to allow the use of grants. It also authorizes Congress to appropriate an additional $350 million to the program.” (“Farm Bill,” U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Accessed 12/21/21)