By Sara Jerome
The spending bill approved by the House on Saturday includes an amendment that would defund a broadband grant program at the Agriculture Department.
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) introduced an amendment to defund the Community Connect broadband grant program, which pays for broadband infrastructure projects and community computer centers in rural areas. The program had a budget of around $13 million last year.
Matheson, who ultimately opposed the GOP spending bill, said he offered the amendment because Community Connect is an “ineffective program.”
“Cutting wasteful or duplicative programs in every account are all part of the equation if we are ever to return to balanced budgets. Cuts may be painful, they may be unpopular, but given what we are up against, they are necessary,” he said in a statement about the bill.
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Seems strange that a politician is looking to cut spending for a bill that benefits his constituents until you realize that he eventually voted against the spending bill.
