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Today is the 90th anniversary of Social Security   BURLINGTON, VT – On the 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined legislation led by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to reverse the disastrous cuts the Trump administration has made to the…

BARRE, VT – Today in Barre, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined nutrition advocates and leaders from across Vermont for a press conference outlining how President Trump and Republicans’ tax and spending bill will hurt SNAP (called 3SquaresVT in Vermont) and other hunger and nutrition…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released new data highlighting the impact of President Trump’s economic policies and Republicans’ so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on hardworking Vermont families.   The new report reveals that…

Welch has tallied the impact of President Trump’s economic policies and determined that they will cost families in Vermont an average of $2,120 each year. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger As President Donald Trump orders federal troops into the streets of…

SOUTH HERO, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight hosted a Listening Session in South Hero focused on how President Trump’s trade war and Republicans’ recently-passed tax and spending bill will hurt Vermonters. The event was attended by 150 people.  Senator Welch released new…

NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - Trading tensions with Canada are affecting Northern Vermont businesses. Vermont Sen. Peter Welch stopped in the Champlain Islands on Tuesday to hear some of their concerns. Off the shores of Lake Champlain, there’s a little international community at North Hero…

Research has shown that many eligible voters cannot exercise their right to vote because they are unable to get time off from work   WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator…