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Welch is Leading the Bipartisan, Bicameral Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act to Keep Nearly 23 Million Americans Connected  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in reaction to FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s formal notice to Congress that the FCC will be…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s Executive Order allowing for sanctions against extremists in the West Bank who promote violence, forced displacement, and the destruction of property.  The White House announced sanctions against four Israeli…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today celebrated the White House’s announcement that it has sent initial negotiation offers through Medicare for the first 10 prescription drugs, selected last August, that are subject to price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Pharmaceutical companies…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned Big Tech CEOs about the companies’ persistent failures to protect children online and the need for an independent watchdog to oversee Big Tech. Senator Welch co-leads with Sen. Michael…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined ten of his Democratic colleagues, including U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Drug…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act, legislation to crack down on companies that help landlords increase rents in already high-priced markets. These services allow landlords to collude…

SPRINGFIELD, VT – On Monday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, visited with business leaders at the Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) in Springfield to learn about new programs and progress on the Park Street School renovation…