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Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to introduce the Support our Election Workers Act last week, legislation to bolster the recruitment and retention of election workers. The bill expands on the work of the Election Workers Protection Act, introduced by Senator Klobuchar,…

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (WCVT) and representatives of the Maple Broadband Community Union District (CUD) for an on-the-ground broadband installation in Panton, Vermont, today, following the introduction of his ReConnecting Rural America Act to support broadband deployment in Vermont…

Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Digital Platform Commission Act, legislation to create an expert federal agency to provide comprehensive regulation of digital platforms to protect consumers, promote competition, and safeguard the public interest. Amid calls for regulation of…

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced the Supporting All Producers (SAP) Act, legislation to require the United States Department Agriculture (USDA) to consult with maple producers when determining education and research priorities for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer). Acer…

U.S. Senate / https://www.welch.senate.gov/Vermont Senator Peter Welch's official Senate photo Vermont Senator Peter Welch led a hearing Wednesday in Washington on the challenges of expanding rural broadband. Testimony from providers across the country included those working to deploy high-speed internet throughout the Green Mountain State.…

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) convened his first hearing as Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee this week on the need to expand access to broadband in rural communities. The hearing marks the first in a series on advancing economic opportunity…

Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), announced that NEK Community Broadband (NEKCB) will receive Vermont’s first ever United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties in…