NewDEAL Leader and North Dakota House Minority Leader Josh Boschee, along with Republican state Rep. Mike Brandenburg, wrote letters to North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Kramer, and North Dakota Rep. Kelly Armstrong, calling on Congress to fully fund the ACP. From the Jan. 10, 2024 letter:

• “The ACP benefits people whether they have access to broadband or not. Where broadband is available, the ACP allows lower-income subscribers to afford internet speeds and devices sufficient for key online activities, like education, healthcare, employment, banking, and public services. Where broadband is not available, the ACP provides incremental incentive for the deployment of new broadband infrastructure. The North Dakota Information Technology team lists ACP in their BEAD program proposal, as a key program in the state’s efforts to lower the cost barrier for home internet. ACP is already the state’s largest program to address broadband affordability, and the state’s 5-year plan outlines the importance of continuing to raise awareness and adoption of the program.”

Minority Leader Josh Boschee, along with Republican state Rep. Mike Brandenburg, published an op-ed appearing in both the Bismarck Tribune and Wahpeton Daily News calling on Congress to fully fund the ACP. From the op-ed:

• “Voting to protect the ACP should be a no-brainer for every member of Congress for three very simple reasons. The program is popular, has bipartisan support, and it works.”