CHIPS and Science Act

ESSEX JUNCTION, VT – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Representative Becca Balint, and staff representatives for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined Vermont Governor Phil Scott, former Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), GlobalFoundries (GF) CEO Dr. Thomas Caulfield, and community leaders to celebrate the hundreds of millions of CHIPS and Science Act funding that will support the modernization of…

Funding will revitalize fabrication facility in Burlington and create jobs in Vermont, bolster competitiveness BURLINGTON, VT — Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement that the Department of Commerce and GlobalFoundries (GF) have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today released the following statement celebrating the authorization of the Tech Hubs program through the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, which includes the University of Vermont’s Advancing Gallium Nitride (GaN) Tech Hub:  “I am thrilled to see…

BURLINGTON, VT – This month, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) commemorates the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act, bipartisan legislation that made historic investments in semiconductor and chip manufacturing and clean energy technology development. The bill is a major step forward…