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BURLINGTON, VT - Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (D-Vt.-AL), announced that NEK Community Broadband (NEKCB) will receive Vermont’s first ever United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in Caledonia, Essex, and…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) today introduced the bipartisan ReConnecting Rural America Act, legislation to reauthorize and reinforce the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect Loan and Grant Program. ReConnect plays a central role in expanding access…

BURLINGTON, VT—Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) toured organic farms at Burlington’s Intervale Center today, in celebration of the Opportunities in Organic Act, legislation introduced by the Senator this week to advance organic agriculture in Vermont and in communities across the country.  “The Intervale embodies the best…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) today introduced the Heat Pump Energy Assistance and Training (HEAT) Act, legislation to support the use of industrial heat pumps in rural areas. Industrial heat pumps can help farmers, ranchers, and other rural…

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…