Aaron White

Additional federal funding for Vermont to come in the next budget vote BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced today he has secured nearly $30 million in federal funds in the recently-passed budget to support 19 Vermont projects. The projects will improve local…

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT – Today, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, visited the South Burlington Senior Center to discuss two new pieces of legislation he recently introduced, both of which are designed to ensure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released the following statement after voting to extend government funding to avoid a government shutdown and continue negotiations on bipartisan funding bills:  “The clock is ticking, and Vermont families are counting on us to pass a…

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after voting against sending taxpayer dollars to support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bombing campaign in Gaza:  “I cannot, in good faith, send more U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund Prime Minister Netanyahu’s relentless bombing…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed an amendment that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to advance Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. Senator Welch released the following statement after filing the amendment:  “In the early stages of this conflict, thousands…