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Broadband Access, The Next Stimulus Package: A Conversation With Rep. Peter Welch

Rep. Peter Welch.
Alex Brandon
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Associated Press File
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch.

COVID-19 has highlighted the need for broadband access, as students learn remotely, employees work from home, and health services are accessed virtually.

This hour, we talk with U.S. Rep. Peter Welch about a proposal to direct more than $80 million in federal funds to the nation's broadband infrastructure. Plus: a big picture look at what the next stimulus package might include.

Our guest is:

  • Peter Welch, Democratic U.S. Representative from Vermont

Broadcast live at noon on Tuesday, May 5, 2020; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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