Expand broadband and internet services in the district.

Expand broadband and internet services in our District so that businesses and schools can compete in a modern economy.

Commits to expanding broadband infrastructure in the district.

Issues | Figures For Congress
primary · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

The campaign issues page says Figures would "Expand broadband and internet services in our District so that businesses and schools can compete in a modern economy."

This is the underlying campaign promise for the claim.

unresolved unknown

Issues | Figures For Congress
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

Congress.gov shows Figures introduced H.R. 7533 on February 12, 2026, to reauthorize and expand the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grant program; the bill was referred to the House Agriculture Committee the same day and remained in introduced status in the available record.

Figures advanced a concrete rural-development bill, but the public record here does not show enactment or a direct broadband/internet buildout in the district.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R.7533 - To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize and expand the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grant program
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 74%

The district office was accepting FY2026 appropriations requests to advocate for programs that support Alabama's Second Congressional District, with submissions accepted through April 21, 2025.

This shows office-level effort to pursue district funding, but it does not specifically document completed broadband expansion.

unresolved same_term

Appropriations Requests | Representative Shomari Figures
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 61%