U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, grilled U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden on the Trump Administration’s reorganization plan for…

MONTPELIER, VT– U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Sarah Waring, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development VT/NH and USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dr. Basil Gooden yesterday to announce $1,000,000 in new federal funds for a technical assistance pilot program that…

BARRE, VT – Following a roundtable held today with local leaders, community business leaders, and housing advocates, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), joined Barre City leadership on a walking tour of Barre to discuss strategies for flood mitigation, recovery, and resiliency.   “Nine months after brutal…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry.…

GRAND ISLE, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Sarah Waring, National Resources Conservation Services (NRSC) State Conservationist Travis Thomason, and Vermont farmers, conservationists, and community members, to celebrate Earth Day at Savage View Farm in Grand Isle, Vermont.   Run…