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WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Ark.) will today introduce legislation to reauthorize the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP), a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative providing no-interest loans to rural utilities to help communities access cost-effective energy upgrades for homes and businesses.…

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.-AL) announced a $23,270 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program to help in the installation of a roof-top solar array on…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (WCVT) and representatives of the Maple Broadband Community Union District (CUD) for an on-the-ground broadband installation in Panton, Vermont, today, following the introduction of his ReConnecting Rural America Act to support broadband…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced the Supporting All Producers (SAP) Act, legislation to require the United States Department Agriculture (USDA) to consult with maple producers when determining education and research priorities for the Acer Access and Development…

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…