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  GOP Congressman: Obama Subverting The Will Of The People By Supporting High Speed Internet
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Last EditedRBH  Aug 19, 2013 08:07pm
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News DateMonday, August 19, 2013 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionA Republican congressman from New York told Fox News over the weekend that President Obama’s proposal to fund the introduction of high-speed internet into every classroom is an affront to Congress and, by extension, the American people.

The proposal would increase consumers’ annual cell phone bills by about $4 per year for the next three years, and would raise the $4 billion to $6 billion needed to fund ConnectEd, a nationwide initiative to install high-speed connectivity in nearly every classroom in the country. Because the new charge would come in the form of an increase to an existing fee levied by the Federal Communications Commission — a decision that would ultimately be made independently of the administration — Congressional action is not required.

That does not sit well with Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY):

“He has an agenda and he’s going to do whatever he has to do to pass that agenda, regardless of the Constitution,” Grimm said. “I mean, I think our founding fathers are turning over in the graves right now because he’s just so blatant in his— the administrators, the people he puts in charge of these agencies are bold and brazen about saying, ‘yes, we’re going to make an end run around Congress.’”
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