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Peter Welch in the US Senate in November 2022.Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democrat Peter Welch, the newest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shares something in common with many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees: a public defender background. Welch, who replaced Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T2WooMOtIwSenator Peter Welch held a Town Hall in White River Junction on January 13 to share his priorities with Vermonters and hear from constituents about what issues matter to them.  

SAINT ALBANS CITY, Vt. — Sen. Peter Welch spent Wednesday in St. Albans, with one of his stops being a meeting with local farmers and agriculture officials to hear their concerns. A new farm bill will be negotiated in 2023, so Welch wanted to get…

RUTLAND, Vt. — Peter Welch made his first public appearance in Vermont as the state's newest U.S. senator Monday afternoon in Rutland. He was joined by Xavier Becerra, the United States secretary of Health and Human Services, while celebrating provisions in the pricing of prescription drugs…

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A new session has started in Washington, D.C., and Vermont’s congressional delegation is already busy at work. After days of unrest, new members of the House of Representatives were sworn in, which makes this Becca Balint’s first Monday as a congresswoman.…

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, left, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, right, listen as Rutland City Police Chief Brian Kilcullen, foreground, speaks at a roundtable on the opioid crisis at the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland on Monday, Jan.…