Hearings
Harvesting the Digital Age: Connecting our Communities for a Better Future
Monday, October 21, 2019 | 1:00 PM
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship will meet for a field hearing titled, “Harvesting the Digital Age: Connecting our Communities for a Better Future.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, October 21, 2019 at Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325-3404. Without the ability to disseminate the high costs of deployment or leverage economies of scale, small communities often rely on assistance from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture to mitigate these high costs. Recent improvements to these programs have helped, but more can be done, especially as Congress debates an infrastructure bill. Over the last couple of years, Congress has enacted several bipartisan efforts to quickly increase the amount of resources available to these communities, but a lack of clarity leaves many of these programs underutilized. Hearing Notice Hearing Memo Witness List Witnesses Mr. Brandon W. Carson Director, Planning & Community Development Division Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission Altoona, PA Testimony Mr. L. Michael Ross, EDP President FCADC Chambersburg, PA Testimony Mr. Anthony Angelini Social Studies Teacher New Oxford Middle School, Conewago Valley School District Gettysburg, PA Testimony Mr. Brock Widerman President Adams County Farm Bureau Gettysburg, PA Testimony *Witness testimony will be posted within 24 hours after the hearing’s occurrence |
