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From left, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; state Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint; and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., meet voters at a rally in St. Albans on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Photo by Shaun Robinson/VTDigger In their first bill introduced as Vermont’s new congressional delegation,…

Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming; Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of VermontGetty Images Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Peter Welch previously served together in the US House. The Wyoming Republican and Vermont Democrat have collaborated on government accountability before. They both say they're excited about working…

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…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on President Biden's second State of the Union Address: “Tonight, President Biden highlighted the many areas where we’ve made progress for communities in Vermont and across the country—like broadband funding, telemedicine, and infrastructure…

MIDDLEBURY, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) toured the Open Door Clinic (ODC) in Middlebury, Vermont today to meet with migrant farm workers and highlight the clinic’s health care services for uninsured and under-insured Vermonters. The Open Door Clinic, which works primarily with migrant…

WHITINGHAM, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt toured Corse Farm Dairy today to highlight the Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule, designed to reduce fraud and improve enforcement in the USDA Organic Marketplace. Sen. Welch…

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.