Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy

Press Release

Apr 26, 2024

Welch and Protect our Winters Host Event Unveiling Energizing our Communities Act with Vermont Outdoor Recreation Leaders at the Catamount Outdoor Family Center

WILLISTON, VT – Yesterday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, joined Protect Our Winters (POW) and Vermont outdoor recreation leaders to celebrate Earth Week and unveil the Energizing Our Communities Act,…

Welch to Host Listening Session on Making Rural Communities More Resilient in Waitsfield, VT

Senator Peter Welch will host 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. Senator Welch, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, is…

Following Welch’s Bipartisan Push, Department of Commerce and NTIA Streamline Broadband Funding for Rural America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a bipartisan push led by Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and 13 of his Senate colleagues, the Department of Commerce and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program would be expanded to…