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Sen. Mark Warner Commends Electric Co-ops for Taking on Rural Broadband
Rural broadband “needs to be an economic justice issue,” senator says during co-op visit.
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Lawmakers Reintroduce RUS Loan Repricing Bill to Save Co-ops $10 Billion
Lawmakers hope to insert the RUS repricing bill into a big infrastructure investment package.
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COVID-19 Relief Passed by Congress Helps Co-op Members Pay Electric Bills
The American Rescue Plan Act includes potential broadband funding opportunities.
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Matheson: Co-ops Ready to Support Policies That Help Challenged Communities
NRECA CEO Jim Matheson says rural broadband must be in any infrastructure package before Congress.
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Along Those Lines: Advocating for Co-op Priorities in a New Political Landscape
Learn how co-ops will elevate their policy priorities with a new Congress and new administration.
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NRECA Will Press New Congress to Approve Repricing of RUS Loans
The RUS repricing bill would provide crucial relief for co-ops hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NRECA’s PAC Raises Record Amount for House, Senate Candidates
ACRE set a new fundraising record in the 2019-2020 election cycle, raising $4,240,385 to date.
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Political Experts Believe Biden, Congress Can Make Deals That Help Co-ops
NRECA and its members will work to educate more than 60 new Congress members about co-op issues.
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What Biden’s Victory Means for Electric Cooperatives
Biden’s agenda will be complicated by a divided Congress.
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House Approves More Pandemic Aid to Help Co-op Members Pay Electric Bills
NRECA keeps pushing to allow co-ops to refinance federal loans at low interest rates.