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Sep 23
Table-setting conversation

Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) joins CAP President and CEO Neera Tanden for a high-level conversation examining issues facing rural communities and looking into the Farm Bill.

Sep 23, 2026
1:00 - 1:35 PM EDT

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Down to the Roots: Building Rural Policy Around Rural Needs

A man walks through a field of soybeans at sunset.

Sep 23

Down to the Roots: Building Rural Policy Around Rural Needs

Official portrait of Sen. Peter Welch

Distinguished guest

Sen. Peter Welch

D-VT

Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit

Moderator

President and CEO, Center for American Progress

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