COVID-19 has highlighted the need for broadband access, as students learn remotely, employees work from home, and health services are accessed virtually.
This hour, we talk with U.S. Rep. Peter Welch about a proposal to direct more than $80 million in federal funds to the nation's broadband infrastructure. Plus: a big picture look at what the next stimulus package might include.
Our guest is:
- Peter Welch, Democratic U.S. Representative from Vermont
Broadcast live at noon on Tuesday, May 5, 2020; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.