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“The consequences of eliminating IMLS will be devastating for states, local communities, and the millions of Americans who rely on these institutions every day.” WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and 23 lawmakers in…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement had detained Mahdawi in Vermont one week before his meeting with Welch. By Judy Goldstein / Senior Staff PhotographerMahdawi’s legal team filed a writ of habeas corpus petition on April 14 challenging his detainment by the federal government. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with Palestinian…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement commemorating Earth Day:  “Fighting the climate crisis has become more urgent by the day. But instead of meeting the moment, President Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the essential environmental programs…

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Last night, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) in hosting a rally to fight back against Congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid. Held in Plattsburgh, Sen. Welch and Rep. Tonko spoke to a crowd of more than…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today discussed his new bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicaid, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, while visiting the Thayer House in Burlington. Senator…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s efforts to reduce the workforce of U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development (USDA-RD) offices in Vermont and New Hampshire through buyouts and…

The disco ball may have been turning on the porch of The Alchemist Brewery Monday afternoon, but the five-alarm fire wasn’t on the dance floor — it was in the local economy. Representatives from the hospitality, brewing and distilling, retail and manufacturing sectors gathered in…