Press Release
Nov 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing legislation that would restore congressional funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
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Nov 21, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Vermont, allowing the state to request access to more than $5 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the…
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Nov 20, 2024
Welch Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted in favor of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sales of certain offensive arms and weapons to Israel. The JRDs, led by Senator Bernie Sanders…
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Nov 20, 2024
Legislation would establish ambitious standard to rapidly reduce emissions and achieve up to 100% renewable energy generation by 2044 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09) introduced the bicameral American Renewable Energy Act…
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Nov 20, 2024
More than 14,000 need urgent medical evacuation for life-saving treatment, including thousands of children WASHINGTON, D.C. — The readout below is attributable to Aaron White, Director of Communications for Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.): This afternoon in his Capitol Hill office, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and…
Press Release
Nov 20, 2024
“We cannot afford to wait to help Vermont, and states across the nation, recover and rebuild.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation contends with dwindling disaster relief funds, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-At Large) today called for…