众议员凯茜McMorris罗杰斯华盛顿,共和党众议院能源和商业委员会高级成员说,拜登的计划将“伤害私人投资在我们的网络没有缩小数字鸿沟”。She called for trimming regulations on building infrastructure to help prompt investment. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the Republican ranking member of Senate Commerce, said the proposal "opens the door for duplication and overbuilding."
共和党人的回应来自行业的担忧。电缆游说团体NCTA说,白宫“风险认真转错了方向…表明政府比私营部门的技术人员更适合建造和运营互联网。”The NCTA also said it was worried about price regulation. The Biden document does not mention price controls.