Elisabeth St. Onge

BOSTON, MASS. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) appeared in Boston this week to participate in The Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s (EMKI) 2026 installment of The Senate Project series. The Senators had an in-depth discussion on timely topics, including interactions and collaborations with fellow senators during their tenure, and their combined work on bipartisan…

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today participated in the VermontBiz2Biz EXPO in South Burlington to discuss the future of business in Vermont. The Senator welcomed Diane Abruzzini Riggs from Rigorous Technology, Chris Coulter from the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center, and…

RUTLAND, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, this week joined the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region and VNAs of Vermont to discuss new innovations that aim to develop Vermont’s rural health care workforce. At the event, the Senator highlighted the…

RUTLAND, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week toured a Head Start Center in Rutland to hear from teachers and program employees about the impact the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to Head Start would have on Vermont families that rely on the program for education, childcare, resources, and work.  “The Trump Administration has set its sights…

RUTLAND, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session at Hub CoWorks in Rutland. Vermonters joined Senator Welch for a discussion about how Washington can work better for the Green Mountain State.  “The future of our democracy is a jump ball right now—we have a president…