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Apr 30, 2024
Welch’s funding request moving forward ACP will be reduced to $14 monthly in May, will be depleted after May without action by Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and new…
Press Release
Apr 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced new cosponsors and organizational support for their bipartisan, bicameral Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), including U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety,…
Press Release
Apr 26, 2024
WAITSFIELD, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, hosted a listening session in Waitsfield with community members and local leaders to discuss how Congress can better support rural communities in Vermont and across America.…
Press Release
Apr 26, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s approval of the first funding application for the Inflation Reduction Act’s Home Energy Rebates program, which includes provisions the Senator first introduced and championed in the HOPE for HOMES Act, legislation that successfully passed as part of the historic Inflation Reduction Act.…
Press Release
Apr 26, 2024
MONTPELIER, VT– U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Sarah Waring, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development VT/NH and USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dr. Basil Gooden yesterday to announce $1,000,000 in new federal funds for a technical assistance pilot program…
Press Release
Apr 26, 2024
WILLISTON, VT – Yesterday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, joined Protect Our Winters (POW) and Vermont outdoor recreation leaders to celebrate Earth Week and unveil the Energizing Our Communities Act,…
In The News
Apr 25, 2024
Professional nonprofit theaters could be upstaged by Broadway without assistance from the government, Democratic lawmakers say. Four years after it began, Covid-19 is in the rearview mirror for millions of people and hundreds of businesses across the U.S. — but not for some theaters that…