They literally tell you in the links and provide quotes from the POTUS & VPOTUS.
“In 2021, you were specifically tasked by President Biden to lead the administration's efforts to expand broadband services to unserved Americans.2 And at the time, you stated, "we can bring broadband to rural America today."3”
Remarks by President Biden in Address to a Joint Session of Congress (Apr. 28, 2021)
(discussing the broadband infrastructure plan that later passed as BEAD in the IIJA and stating *THE PRESIDENT: ...
And I am asking the Vice President to lead this effort, if she would - THE VICE PRESIDENT
: Of course. THE PRESIDENT: -
because I know it will get done.")
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...n-in-address-to-a-joint-session-of-congress/; see also Margeurite Reardon, CNET, President Biden Taps Kamala Harris to Lead Effort to Close Digital Divide (Apr. 29, 2021).
The vice president will lead Biden's effort to connect every American to broadband, signaling the issue as a major priority for the White House.
www.cnet.com
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During his first address to a joint session of Congress,
Biden said Wednesday that the vice president would lead his effort to expand the availability of broadband nationwide. Biden's plan includes making broadband more affordable for millions of low-income Americans.“
U.S. Capitol(April 28, 2021) **See correction below, marked by an asterisk. 9:06 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank
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