SNAP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the COLAs Don’t Count Act, and the Student Loan Deduction Act of 2024, bills that would exempt annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) and student loan payments from impacting the benefits of the families and individuals who…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (N.H.-02), and Jim McGovern (Mass.-02) today introduced the Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023. The legislation modernizes the existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Act (SNAP) by making it easier for…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today introduced the Improving Access to Nutrition Act, legislation that would help more Americans access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as 3SquaresVT in Vermont. Reps. Barbara Lee (Calif.-12) and Alma Adams (N.C.-12) introduced the…

Sen. Peter Welch addresses attendees at The Vermont Foodbank’s Hunger Action Conference at the Killington Grand Hotel in Killington on Friday. KILLINGTON, VT — Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) told Vermont anti-hunger advocates Friday that he’s humbled by the work they’ve done during the pandemic and…