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Vermont Business Magazine Representative Peter Welch’s legislative committees, House Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Reform, marked up and passed on Friday core components of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package championed by the Biden administration. The relief bill, the “American Rescue Plan,” included key Vermont legislative priorities that Welch (D-Vermont) successfully fought for that will deliver immediate financial relief to families and state and local governments, increase our vaccination and testing capacity, and provide critical broadband funding to close the digital divide in rural America.
“Committee markups are where broad policy goals are translated into specific legislation,” said Welch. “In my committees, we worked to make President Biden’s bold plan tangible and focused to help Vermonters and all Americans get through this unprecedented pandemic. I am pleased that we produced legislation that will help Vermon