Feb 26, 2021
Sen. Scott Hutchinson agrees with Gov. Tom Wolf that Pennsylvania must expand high-speed internet service to all corners of the Commonwealth.
Hutchinson, R-Butler/Clarion/Forest/Venango/Warren, said broadband expansion must be a top priority one that is acted on quickly and funded by the commonwealth’s existing resources as opposed to the Wolf Administration’s proposal to rely on additional state borrowing.
“Pennsylvania spends millions of dollars each year in discretionary funds for non-vital projects. There is no reason why that money cannot be repurposed for broadband expansion, a service that is essential now,” Hutchinson said. “The governor’s proposal that relies on newly borrowed money will just end up delaying the work in the field and passing the costs – inflated by interest – on to future generations of Pennsylvanians.”