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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the Rural Innovation for a Stronger Economy (RISE) Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize and improve the U.S.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent letter to President Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined with nine other senators from disaster-impacted states to urge the administration to reevaluate and resubmit its request for supplemental disaster funding. The letter comes as Congress…

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. — With federal funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) expiring, Senator Peter Welch, D-Vt., a member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, met with users of the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement applauding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the use of terminal disclaimers, a practice often used by pharmaceutical companies to create “patent thickets” which prevent cheaper…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As America celebrated Mother’s Day this weekend, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) unveiled the bipartisan Baby Changing on Board Act, legislation that would require each Amtrak train to be outfitted with baby changing stations in all accessible restrooms…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing last week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) highlighted the need to establish a new and independent federal agency through the Digital Platform Commission Act to regulate the tech…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led his colleagues in calling on Congress to uplift and adequately fund the ENERGY STAR program in the upcoming FY25 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. ENERGY STAR is a voluntary, market-based program that underpins countless energy efficiency…