White House senior adviser Mitch Landrieu, left, smiles as U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack speaks in a repurposed railroad depot in Elm City, N.C., during an event to announce rural broadband funding on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. AccessOn Networks will receive $17.5 million to connect communities, businesses, farms and educational facilities to high-speed internet. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
