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Peter Welch: “The Affordable Connectivity Program was a lifeline for many…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Speaks on Floor About Importance of Passing ACP Extension Act as Program Runs Out of Funding

Published | Video Starts at 02:05

And we allocated billions of dollars to start building out high speed Internet across the entire country. There's another matter though, that is important. If we're going to have access to the Internet, it's affordability. And The Affordable Connectivity Program was a lifeline for many low income people in the state of Vermont. in states, in counties and in cities and towns all across this country. If you were a Vermont family with 200% of poverty level income and you lived in a … (02:05–02:13)

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Asserts that the Affordable Connectivity Program significantly benefited low-income individuals in Vermont.

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