"Radio is our most ubiquitous mass medium," said the F.C.C chairman, William E. Kennard, who championed the program.
The Bush administration, and many Republicans, have championed the program as a "lifeline" for students in struggling schools.
Demand has grown so fast that the Obama administration, which is championing the program, is seeking to streamline the application process.
Banks also championed the program because it would allow them to package loans they make into securities and sell them to investors, allowing them to make more loans.
During his tenure, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., a Democrat, restricted the Department of Justice's reliance on civil asset forfeitures, but Republican Jeff Sessions, Holder's successor, championed the program.
Along with state officials, who monitor and audit their projects, and Senator Patrick J. Leahy, a Democrat who has championed the program in Washington, the two men have sought to make Jay Peak a national showcase for the investor program.
"Demand has grown so fast that the Obama administration, which is championing the program, is seeking to streamline the application process," according to a story by my colleagues Patrick McGeehan and Kirk Semple.
The work with the dogs is "very promising," said Robert C. Bonner, the commissioner of customs and border protection, who championed the program and helped find $2 million in the budget to get it started.
The E-rate was nearly defeated by Republican lawmakers, who called it the "Gore tax" because Vice President Al Gore had championed the program, which imposed a fee on long-distance telephone companies.
"It's one of the few things you can't control," said Supervisor Jane Kim, who championed the program.
