WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, alongside U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Senate Commerce Committee Chairman, this week reintroduced the bipartisan Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining (SAT) Act, legislation to expand access to high-speed internet in rural communities by cutting red tape that threatens investments in America's commercial satellite industry. The Senators' legislation aims to streamline the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) application process to ensure America remains competitive by incentivizing commercial satellite operators to base ope...