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'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…

Welch Helped Deliver Funding for the Project Through Congressional Appropriations BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today visited the COTS Main Street Family Shelter and toured the recently-completed 16 unit, permanently affordable housing addition made to the existing shelter. Senator Welch secured $825,000…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following reaction to President Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reforms announced today:  “President Biden’s proposed reforms would do what Chief Justice Roberts has failed to do time and time…

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…