Press Release
Jul 23, 2024
Balint introduced companion legislation in the House WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a senior and longtime member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…
Press Release
Jul 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) this week called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to quickly approve Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation for the State of Vermont,…
Press Release
Jul 22, 2024
Sen. Welch helps collect water samples in Mallets Bay with LCBP scientists COLCHESTER, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined state and local leaders to unveil the Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act, new legislation that would strengthen the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain…
Press Release
Jul 18, 2024
HARDWICK, VT – Wednesday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) toured flood damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl, which impacted communities across Vermont. Senator Welch heard from residents and local community leaders in Hardwick about the challenges of recovering from last week’s flooding while…
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Jul 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in sending a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, urging the agencies to crack down on…