This letter was addressed to Rep. Andy Harris with a copy to the newspaper for publication.
On Wednesday, March 9, the House of Representatives voted to approve the spending bill that included money to expand broadband service to rural communities like the Eastern Shore. This money, over $550 million, allows Eastern Shore residents access to the digital highway urban Americans use to improve their health, their educations, and their economies, as you well know.
You know, Mr. Harris, because you voted against that bill.
This is consistent, since you voted against the earlier Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which also included money specifically designated for rural broadband. You consistently vote against measures that improve the lives and livelihoods of your constituents, even though we know only the federal government has the clout to make the necessary investments to enhance Americans' lives.
Do you really want rural Americans to lag behind the rest of the country? Seems foolish to me, particularly when these same rural Americans include your voters.
RICHARD BEARMAN
Cambridge
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