(Washington, D.C., October 20, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will join Representatives Fred Upton and Jack Bergman, and Michigan Farm Bureau President Carl Bednarski to make a virtual broadband ReConnect announcement event TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 21st at 3:00 p.m. ET. 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 Michigan.
Secretary Perdue, Representatives Upton and Bergman, and Michigan Farm Bureau President Bednarski 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 Michigan.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 21st at 3:00 p.m. ET.
*NOTE: Media interested in covering this event should RSVP to press@xxxxxxxx by TODAY, Tuesday, October 20th, at 6:00pm ET. You MUST RSVP to receive the password.
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