Mike Garcia Set to Raise Monthly Internet Costs for 69,862 California Households

Tomorrow, full funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will expire, forcing millions of California families to face stark price hikes on their monthly internet bills.

The ACP - a product of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - serves 69,862 households in California's 27th Congressional District, providing discounts for monthly internet bills.

A recent survey conducted by the FCC found that more than two-thirds of beneficiaries to the ACP said they had inconsistent or no internet service prior to the program's existence.

Meanwhile, a majority of House Republicans - including Garcia - have called for this program to sunset through his membership in the Republican Study Committee, whose budget calls for the end of the program.

While House Republicans like Garcia continue to cave to the demands of Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, House Democrats have introduced common sense legislation to replenish the fund to keep monthly bills low for millions of Americans who rely on access to affordable internet. Garcia has thus far refused to co-sponsor the bipartisan bill that would lower costs for internet bills.

DCCC Spokesperson Dan Gottlieb:
"Mike Garcia is once again rubber-stamping the extreme Republican agenda by refusing to lift a finger to lower internet costs for California families. That says everything you need to know about his 'priorities.'"