(Washington, D.C., August 5, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will join U.S. Senator James Inhofe, Representative Frank Lucas, and Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Blayne Arthur to make a virtual broadband ReConnect announcement event TOMORROW, Thursday, August 6th at 11:30 a.m. ET (10:30 a.m. CT). Secretary Perdue will be announcing millions of dollars in ReConnect Program investments that will bring high-speed broadband internet to thousands of people living in rural communities in Oklahoma.
Secretary Perdue, Senator Inhofe, Representative Lucas, and OK Agriculture Secretary Arthur to participate in a Virtual Broadband ReConnect Announcement Ceremony
WHAT: Secretary Perdue will announce millions of dollars in new investments made in broadband through USDA’s ReConnect Program. These investments will increase e-connectivity, benefitting hundreds of households in rural Oklahoma.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Thursday, August 6th at 11:30 a.m. ET (10:30 a.m. CT)
*NOTE: Media interested in covering this event should RSVP to press@xxxxxxxx by TODAY, Wednesday, August 5th, at 6:00pm ET. You MUST RSVP to receive the password.