Monica De La Cruz Set to Raise Monthly Internet Costs for Over 90,000 Texas Households

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

The ACP - a product of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - serves over 90,000 households in Texas' 15th Congressional District. Through the program, roughly one in three households in De La Cruz's district benefits from 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 De La Cruz - have called for this program to sunset through her membership in the Republican Study Committee, whose budget calls for the end of the program.

While House Republicans like De La Cruz 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. De La Cruz has shamelessly tried to mislead voters by half-heartedly signing onto the bill and refusing to disavow her previous efforts to end the program.

DCCC Spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen:
"Monica De La Cruz is once again rubber-stamping the extreme Republican agenda by refusing to lift a finger to lower internet costs for Texans. That says everything you need to know about her 'priorities.'"