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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Public Knowledge, FCC Commissioners Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks, U.S. National Economic Council Deputy Director Jon Donenberg, and broadband access advocates at the Shaw Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C., to rally support for the extension…

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaking about the Affordable Connectivity Program, ACP, at the Shaw Library in Washington, Tuesday April 30, 2024. Advocacy groups and policymakers are pushing for Congress to fully fund the ACP, because April 2024 marks the last month of full funding. (AP…

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…

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,…

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.…

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.…

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…