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Vitter Introduces Lifeline Legislation

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., introduced S-1545 “to require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund,” its title said. The bill’s text wasn't online and it has been referred to…

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the Commerce Committee, where Vitter isn't a member. The legislation has no co-sponsors. Vitter is a critic of the Lifeline program and recently derided any proposed expansion as “absurd.”