To ensure that all Americans have access to resources that can help them thrive in a digital world, Congress must focus on expanding access to broadband internet and work to close the digital divides. Expanding broadband internet access connects people and information across the world, opening up previously unavailable economic, educational, and health care opportunities for Americans – particularly among those with limited access communities.

All states lose under Graham-Cassidy, the latest Republican attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The new TrumpCare bill replaces Medicaid expansion with an inadequate block grant and imposes drastic cuts on traditional Medicaid through arbitrary caps. And by eliminating Medicaid expansion, the bill denies states that have not expanded Medicaid the option of expanding after 2020.

Republicans’ latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is their worst yet. Graham-Cassidy is even more devastating than the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act (ORRA), which fully repealed the ACA, because it also imposes draconian cuts on the long-standing Medicaid program.

Although the U.S. economy overall continues its expansion following the Great Recession and associated financial crisis, the recovery can look very different from state to state. The lion’s share of economic gains are not only concentrated at the top of the income and wealth distribution, but also in a small share of regions. While some parts of the country have surged ahead, millions of Americans in urban and rural communities are still waiting for their wages to start rising again and struggling to make ends meet.