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Engel and Energy & Commerce Democrats Call for FCC to Reconsider Proposed Changes to Lifeline Program

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By Bryant Daniels, Director of Public Affairs, Office of Congressman Eliot L. Engel


Nov. 22, 2017:  Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a top member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined 22 Energy and Commerce Democratic colleagues on Wednesday in writing to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai asking that he reconsider proposed changes to the Lifeline program. 

The FCC is scheduled to consider proposed changes that would risk cutting off over seven million Americans from accessing a mobile connection and prevent nearly three-quarters of the Lifeline program’s current providers from participating. 

“This is a vital program that millions of Americans rely on for mobile connections,” Engel said. “Lifeline isn’t just some moniker. The individuals who utilize this program truly view it as critical to their way of life. House Energy and Commerce Dems understand this, which is why we are taking action to urge Chairman Pai to maintain the Lifeline program as it currently stands.” 

The letter was cosigned by Congresswoman Matsui, in addition to Energy & Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Representatives Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), David Loebsack (D-IA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Joseph Kennedy, III (D-MA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI). 

The full text of the letter can be found here.

Photo courtesy Office of Congressman Eliot L. Engel

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While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.

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