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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined an effort led by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with 22 Members of Congress, in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy opposing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS)…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today issued the following joint statement:   “After eight long months, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has finally signed a lease on a new home for Montpelier’s post office after the devastating floods displaced their…

The Postal Service signed a lease agreement Friday for a space on Main Street that it hopes will be ready for summer. City Center in Montpelier on Monday, November 7, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger MONTPELIER — The post office is coming back to downtown,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor yesterday to call out Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s failure to deliver for rural America. Welch pointed to the postal delays plaguing Vermont and other rural areas because of DeJoy’s policies, and the lack…

MONTPELIER, VT – Vermont’s Congressional Delegation held a rally with members of the Montpelier community and the Montpelier Commission for Recovery and Resilience on the effort to restore the state capital’s post office. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), and a representative for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke at the rally.  “The…