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WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) today introduced the Heat Pump Energy Assistance and Training (HEAT) Act, legislation to support the use of industrial heat pumps in rural areas. Industrial heat pumps can help farmers, ranchers, and other rural…

Killington, VT - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) addressed the Vermont Foodbank’s annual Hunger Action Conference in Killington, Vermont, today, sharing his perspective as Vermont’s voice on the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, which oversees federal support for food banks and food assistance programs. The…

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…