Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development

Stowe, VT - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today addressed the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC) in Stowe, Vermont and called for continued support for clean energy and decarbonization efforts nationwide. His remarks to NECPUC addressed the important work ahead on the 2023…

U.S. Senate / https://www.welch.senate.gov/Vermont Senator Peter Welch's official Senate photo WASHINGTON, DC - Vermont Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led a hearing Wednesday in Washington on the challenges of expanding rural broadband. Testimony from providers across the country included those working to deploy high-speed internet throughout…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened his first hearing as Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee this week on the need to expand access to broadband in rural communities. The hearing marks the first in a series on…

Killington, VT - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) addressed the Vermont Foodbank’s annual Hunger Action Conference in Killington, Vermont, today, sharing his perspective as Vermont’s voice on the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, which oversees federal support for food banks and food assistance programs. The…