Daniel Davis

'All of us understand the importance of [ACP], how it benefits folks in every single state,' Welch said. WASHINGTON, July 31, 2024 – A Senate committee Wednesday voted to provide the Affordable Connectivity Program with $7 billion in new funding, but Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, indicated…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Commerce Committee advanced Senator Peter Welch’s (D-Vt.) amendment to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program with $7 billion, as requested in his bicameral, bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act.  “After weeks of deadlock, we finally have progress on the effort to…

WASHINGTON D.C. – In a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion hearing today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) discussed how Congress can better support rural businesses looking to expand into global markets.   Watch a clip of the hearing here:  Senator Welch highlighted how…

Vermont’s ongoing struggle to access federal assistance after last summer’s floods has prompted U.S. Sen. Peter Welch to call for a wholesale restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Welch said FEMA’s bureaucracy has impeded access to needed recovery resources for the residents, businesses and…

“It will be the first time in American history that a war criminal has been given that honor,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. From left: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Becca Balint and Sen. Peter Welch. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed…