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Peter Welch: “With a billion dollars, we could provide $153,000 in relief…”

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

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With a billion dollars, we could provide really important Title 1 funding, which helps rural and underserved schools in Vermont for 23 years. With a billion dollars, we could provide $153,000 in relief for every single one of our 6,537 farms who are all struggling. With a billion dollars, we could provide a $12,000 small business loan, small businesses being really essential to Vermont to all 82,000 Vermont small businesses. (02:00–02:12)

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Asserts that $1 billion could provide $153,000 in relief to each of Vermont's 6,537 farms.

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