Idiot of the Week: Fool Celebrates Broadband/Internet Funding He Voted Against

You know you're an idiot when you deny helping them get something to improve their lives - and then, when it happens anyway, you take credit for the thing you tried to prevent. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama did that and only voted against it because it was part of Pres. Biden’s investment in broadband  (This doofus is a return Idiot of the Week)! In Fact, At the bottom of this story is the Congressional Record of the vote, which shows only Republicans (all from poor states) voted against giving their state better Internet capacity.  Here's the story. 

Tommy Tuberville Celebrates Broadband Funding He Voted Against

After voting against the law (luckily it still passed), the idiot said:  “Great to see Alabama receive crucial funds,” the GOP senator said of his state benefiting from the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Jennifer Bendery, Huff Post. Jun 27, 2023, 07:18 PM EDT

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) celebrated his state getting more than $1 billion for broadband internet, thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But when the bill came before the Senate in August 2021, Tuberville voted no.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday celebrated his state getting more than $1 billion for broadband efforts, thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law ― a bill he voted against.

(WHAT BROADBAND MEANS -In telecommunications, broadband is the wide-bandwidth data transmission that transports multiple signals at a wide range of frequencies and Internet traffic types, which enables messages to be sent simultaneously and is used in fast internet connections)

“Broadband is vital for the success of our rural communities and for our entire economy,” Tuberville tweeted, along with a link to an article about his state getting $1.4 billion for expanding broadband access to underserved areas. “Great to see Alabama receive crucial funds to boost ongoing broadband efforts.”

The article spells out where that money is coming from: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which oversees grant programs related to broadband, has announced how much money each state will get from the Commerce Department’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. States getting this money now have 180 days to submit a plan to NTIA for how they plan to use those funds.

The money for this initiative is flowing from the bipartisan bill, which included a historic $65 billion investment in expanding high-speed, affordable broadband. President Joe Biden signed it into law in November 2021.

When the bill came before the Senate in August 2021, Tuberville voted no.  (Don't believe it? - Click the link that takes you to the Congressional voting record on-line)

Beyond that, NTIA’s website notes that Biden’s investment in broadband builds on funding provided by the American Rescue Plan, which Tuberville also voted against.

LIST OF ALL THE OTHER IDIOTS WHO VOTED "NO"- If they're in your state, vote 'em out (they are all Republicans, fyi):

NAYs ---30

Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Young (R-IN)