Press Release
Nov 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the Department of Commerce’s announcement finalizing $1.5 billion in direct funding to GlobalFoundries (GF) from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Sen. Welch helped pass as a member of the House. The funds will expand…
In The News
Mar 01, 2024
Vermont politicians visited the GlobalFoundries site March 1 to celebrate CHIPS funding. Gov. Phil Scott, Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, Sen. Peter Welch and former Sen. Patrick Leahy were among those in attendance. Jackie DiBartolomeo ESSEX JUNCTION — Dozens of GlobalFoundries employees crowded into a press room…
Press Release
Oct 06, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo this week, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stressed the importance of building on the successes of the CHIPS and Science Act by continuing to incentivize the development and manufacturing of semiconductor…