The final passage of the bi-partisan infrastructure agreement passed by Congress last week represents a desperately needed investment in Rural America according to Clay Pope, Chairman of the Oklahoma Rural and Small-Town table of common interests (Table of Common Interests). Pope said this investment will have a huge impact across the board on rural infrastructure.

“It was a long time coming, but with the President’s signature we are going to see the largest investment in rural infrastructure that we have seen in a generation,” Pope said. “It’s a great day when members from both sides of the isle come together to negotiate something like this. With this large investment in broadband, as well as investments in areas like water and waste water, highways, ports and flood control, this potentially could have as big an impact on rural Oklahoma as any bill we have seen in decades.”

Earlier in the year the Oklahoma Rural and Small-Town table of common interests held an informational forum on the need for investment in broadband in Rural Oklahoma