Sep 21, 2026
WEOC featured keynote remarks from Vermont Entrepreneur and GameTheory Founder Marguerite Dibble, Senator Welch, and Margaret Cheney, followed by interactive skills-building workshops RANDOLPH, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and his wife, Margaret Cheney, hosted the 2026 Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference this weekend. The event was held at Vermont State University in Randolph, and included interactive workshops…
Sep 18, 2026
26,000 Vermonters Rely on LIHEAP for Home Energy Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. – As energy costs rise and with winter fast approaching, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and 27 bipartisan colleagues in urging the Department of Health and Human…
Sep 18, 2026
Legislation would establish ambitious energy standard to rapidly reduce emissions and achieve up to 100% renewable energy generation by 2046 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09) in reintroducing the bicameral American Renewable Energy…
Sep 16, 2026
Republicans refused to work with Democrats to strengthen the Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today voted against Senate Republicans’ partisan Farm Bill which, as written, will not do enough to support Vermont farmers and families, will not provide the nutrition assistance…
Sep 14, 2026
BURLINGTON, VT – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), today announced the delivery of over $33.2 million in new federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to support flood recovery and resiliency in Vermont. This funding includes more than $27.6 million to support the buyout…