{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases?ID=F3ADBADF-FC04-435A-B2CF-2C5A4DB74B94", "Rep. Austin Scott Joins House Agriculture Republicans in Introducing New Rural Broadband Legislation", "2021-05-21", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Austin Scott", "S001189", "austinscott.house.gov", "austinscott", "https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) released the below statement upon joining Rep. Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (PA-15), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, and other House Agriculture Republicans in introducing the Broadband for Rural America Act.\n\n\u201cIn many instances, rural communities sit in-between areas with highspeed access. Scores of communities in my district fall into this category. What\u2019s lacking is infrastructure to connect these rural areas to major service providers. The Broadband for Rural America Act will provide new investments for USDA connectivity programs to address these concerns and bring highspeed internet infrastructure to rural communities in need,\u201d said Rep. Scott.\n\nThe Broadband for Rural America Act is one of several infrastructure proposals from House Republicans and will build upon Rep. Scott\u2019s past work of making so-called \u201cmiddle mile\u201d infrastructure projects eligible for funds through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)\u2019s broadband connectivity programs.\n\nSpecially, the Broadband for Rural America Act would:\n\nAuthorize $3.7 billion per year for critical rural broadband programs, including the ReConnect Rural Broadband Program, the Middle Mile Broadband Program, and the Innovative Broadband Advancement Program\n\nTarget limited resources so assistance is focused on the most rural and least-connected residents, which are often the most expensive to connect\n\nPromote borrower accountability and protect taxpayers with new tools to ensure promised services are delivered to rural communities\n\nYou can find a summary of the legislation here.\n\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases?ID=F3ADBADF-FC04-435A-B2CF-2C5A4DB74B94"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9453718084841967, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}