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But it is also true that in the aftermath of the tragedy , the people of Jefferson County , Colorado , turned to the Internet to connect with those who had previously experienced the same kind of tragedy in Paducah , Jonesboro , Springfield , and elsewhere , and they were embraced by the empathy of the whole nation in part through e-mail . On behalf of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus , I am asking that you vote to fully fund the E-rate program on Thursday . The Commerce Department 's own " Falling Through the Net " studies have demonstrated that a growing " digital divide " has arisen between Americans with access to new technologies and those without it . " Although stopping smoking would prevent a large number of cases of head and neck cancer each year , this study indicates that a group of older patients would continue to develop the disease spontaneously , " says Wayne M. Koch , M.D ., the study 's lead author and associate professor of otolaryngology . Nor , does the bill apply to software ( although it does cover databases included in software ) . " ( B ) Fifty percent shall be allocated among such jurisdictions in accordance with the relative amounts such jurisdictions received under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the preceding fiscal year . " I believe that the goals of the Schools and Libraries Program are laudable , although Congress did not authorize the construction subsidies it now entails , " Burns said . We cannot allow that to happen , and that is why the Congressional Black Caucus has made full funding of the E-rate program one of its top priorities . The federal government will now be providing telecommunications subsidies for schools and libraries of around 60 percent ( although they will range from 20 percent to 90 percent ) .6 The government will also provide subsidies to rural health care providers ( Table 2 provides CBO 's estimate of these particular subsidies , while Table 3 provides OMB 's estimate for total Universal Service Fund outlays ) . " We hear this from Atlantic County , New Jersey where Alyce Bowers , the head of that county 's library system , told us how library patrons from the heart of Atlantic City to the county 's rural interior are using " the Internet from finding jobs to finding healthcare treatments . And according to Forrester Research , Internet access among African-Americans is expected to increase 42 percent , and among Hispanics 20 percent two phenomena that Forrester chalks up to the e-rate program and its ability to bring this technology into every community . But among all of these many factors , one element that has been brought up and discussed is the role that the Internet has played . Although current Commission rules cap the program at $ 2.25 billion or demand , the report indicates that the Commission will seek comment on whether the amount collected this year should equal demand or " be limited to an amount that does not cause long distance rates to increase . The Congressional Black Caucus strongly supports full funding of the E-rate program up to its annual cap of $ 2.25 billion . The Commission reiterated that , under the new high-cost mechanism , federal universal service support will continue to be portable among all eligible telecommunications carriers .