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WASHINGTON — Sen. Peter Welch introduced new legislation in Washington this week. It's to help lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers. The "Student Loan Interest Elimination Act" would re-finance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to 0%.…

Mike Dougherty / Vermont PublicRep. Becca Balint discusses the state's flood response at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday, July 12. From farmers to restaurant owners, many Vermonters are counting on federal disaster assistance to help them recover from last week's catastrophic flooding. Vermont's congressional delegation has…

“This is all about climate change,” Welch said of the flood devastation that he observed last week. Sen. Peter Welch listens as firefighter Will Perkins talks about recent flooding in Weston, at the Weston Volunteer Fire Department, Saturday July 15, 2023. Photo by Zachary P.…

Vermont's delegation to Congress views flood damage in the area of a dam on the West River just east of Londonderry's north village. From left are, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, U.S. Rep Becca Balint, Londonderry Select Board Chair Tom Cavanagh, Londonderry Town…

U.S. Senate / https://www.welch.senate.gov/Vermont Senator Peter Welch's official Senate photo Vermont Senator Peter Welch led a hearing Wednesday in Washington on the challenges of expanding rural broadband. Testimony from providers across the country included those working to deploy high-speed internet throughout the Green Mountain State.…

BROADBAND PUSH: Sen. Peter Welch might be new to the upper chamber, but he’s no stranger to the challenges facing rural America, and especially the fight for broadband internet access. Welch, who co-founded the bipartisan rural broadband caucus in the House, now heads the Senate Ag…