mrs. fischer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mrs. fischer: mr. president, i call up my amendment number 3128 and ask for that be recorded -- reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from from nebraska, mrs. fischer, proposes an amendment numbered 3128. mrs. fischer: mr. president. the presiding officer: could we have order, please. the senator from nebraska. mrs. fischer: mr. president, americans making over $100,000 a year claim nearly 80% of electric vehicle tax credits in 2018. according to a left-wing environmental advocacy group, e.v.'s cost $19,000 more than gas-powered vehicles. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle like to say wealthy americans should pay their fair share in taxes. yet they want to expand a tax credit to disproportionately benefit even more people with six-figure salaries. everyday americans are living paycheck to paycheck because of the sharp rise in costs due to inflation. but my colleagu

mrs. fischer: thank you, mr. president, and thank you, senator carper and senator capito for the work you have been doing here on the floor. i appreciate your diligence in trying to get amendments up. i'm glad to offer this bipartisan amendment with my colleague from nevada. it would promote transparency among all federal funding avenues for broadband infrastructure deployment. right now, funding is divided among several agencies -- f.c.c., ntia, usda, h.h.s., treasury, and many others. some of these programs have detailed maps of where funding is going, but some do not. even when there are maps, it still requires searching through several webpages of sources to find out what you're looking for, if you can find it at all. so without a clear picture of where the funding is going, it will be increasingly difficult to avoid duplication and distribute resources where they are needed the most. so our amendment would create an online mapping tool through an interagency process so we can view the latest progress of all