Press Release
Aug 27, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today recognized Vermont’s esteemed research institutions for receiving an accumulative $8,603,831 in investments from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The awards were granted by the NSF this fiscal cycle…
Press Release
Jun 27, 2024
The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act permanently indexes Pell Grants to inflation, increasing their purchasing power WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) cosponsored the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation led by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray…
Press Release
May 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chamber of Progress recently released a new study analyzing the full costs of a lapse in Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding. The study found that lower-income families would not only lose access to high-speed internet but also to $10 billion in work…
In The News
Jul 28, 2023
WASHINGTON — Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced new legislation in Washington this week. It's to help lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers. The "Student Loan Interest Elimination Act" would re-finance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to…
Press Release
Jul 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) introduced legislation to lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers. The Student Loan Interest Elimination Act would refinance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to zero percent…