Washington, D.C. – The Payments Leadership Council’s (PLC) Founding Director Raj Date issued the below statement today following the announcement of a new infrastructure framework by President Biden and a group of bipartisan members of Congress.

“The PLC applauds the White House and Members of Congress for coming together to support a significant bipartisan investment in infrastructure. This framework includes an important investment in expanding access to fast and reliable broadband services, an essential service in the 21st century that facilitates education, commerce, health care, financial transactions, and more. Expanding broadband access is necessary to overcome the current digital divide and ensure businesses across the country have access to the growing digital economy.”