Press Release
May 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.-AL) announced a $23,270 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program to help in the installation of a roof-top solar array on…
Press Release
May 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened a virtual roundtable discussion today on how Vermonters would be impacted if the United States defaults on its debt for the first time in its history. Joined by local business leaders and representatives from state and local…
Press Release
May 23, 2023
Stowe, VT - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today addressed the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC) in Stowe, Vermont and called for continued support for clean energy and decarbonization efforts nationwide. His remarks to NECPUC addressed the important work ahead on the 2023…
Press Release
May 23, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to introduce the Support our Election Workers Act last week, legislation to bolster the recruitment and retention of election workers. The bill expands on the work of the Election Workers Protection Act, introduced…
Press Release
May 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (WCVT) and representatives of the Maple Broadband Community Union District (CUD) for an on-the-ground broadband installation in Panton, Vermont, today, following the introduction of his ReConnecting Rural America Act to support broadband…