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Bill would update decades-old Medicare spending index that triggers harmful cuts to rural health care providers  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Angus King (I-Maine), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are leading efforts to protect access to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight took to the Senate floor, imploring Congress to step up and help Vermont and states impacted by flooding and other natural disasters by passing a supplemental disaster aid package. He also shared the stories of Vermonters impacted…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the AI Innovation and Development for Efficiency (AIDE) Act, legislation that would establish programming at the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into artificial intelligence (AI) innovation initiatives…

'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…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, legislation that provides families with the resources needed to protect children’s health and welfare online. The bipartisan bill passed the Senate this afternoon with overwhelming…