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At the end of last, President Joe Biden signed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s, R-Fla., “Secure Equipment Act” into law. Rubio got the bill through the U.S. Senate without opposition at the end of last month. At...

Last week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., pushed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do more to cut down on robocalls and scams. Buchanan pointed to a report which found that telephone companies were not...

Three Republican congressmen from the Sunshine State are backing U.S. Rep. Ted Budd’s, R-NC, “Foreign Robocall Elimination Act." Budd introduced the bill last month with the support of several co-sponsors including U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer,...

The bill “will that will improve the resiliency of communications networks during emergencies.”

“The one thing that communist regimes fear the most is the truth, and if we are able to help Cubans communicate with one another and with the outside world, that truth is going to matter. That truth will be decisive. Mr. President, now is the time to stand up and be counted with the people of Cuba who are seeking an end to a brutal 62 year reign of communist oppression.”

The bill would have the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “clarify that it will no longer review, or approve, applications from companies on the Commission’s ‘Covered List’” and “prevent further integration and sales of Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua – all Chinese state-backed or directed firms – in the U.S. regardless of whether federal funds are involved.”

With open enrollment for the program starting on Wednesday, the congressman’s office stressed how it could benefit eligible families.