Delgado Marks Infrastructure Week; Urges Investment in Rural Infrastructure and Broadband

Mister Speaker I rise today to recognize infrastructure week and call attention to the urgent need for investment in rural areas like mine in upstate New York As an example every time I'm home in my district, I hear from folks about the need to invest in infrastructure to help our family farmers succeed when farmers drive their livestock or dairy products down to New York City or the immediately surrounding areas they need bridges and roads They can rely on structures that can carry product without potholes or fear of collapse but infrastructure Not just mean bridges roads and seaports It means access to markets through highspeed Internet astoundingly 25 million Americans lack rule broadband This means 25 million Americans who own small businesses operate small farms want to apply for College online or do homework or access lifesaving medicine cannot because they lack Internet access this week I was proud to launch with the leadership of Whip clyburn a task force O N Rule broadband I am ready to partner with folks on both sides of the aisle to address this To rebuild our infrastructure and access broadband, both in upstate New York and across the country let's. Get this done