Press Release
Apr 19, 2024
Senator Peter Welch will host a Listening Session in Waitsfield with community members and local leaders to discuss how Congress can better support rural communities in Vermont and across America. Senator Welch, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, is…
Press Release
Apr 09, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2024) — During the first-ever National Theatre Week, celebrated April 9-11, 2024, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced the Supporting Theater and the Arts to Galvanize the Economy (STAGE) Act of 2024. Representative…
Press Release
Mar 23, 2024
Welch-led Congressionally Directed Spending Totals $42.34 Million for Vermont WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) voted early this morning to keep the government open and advance nearly $13 million of Congressionally Directed Spending for eight Vermont-based projects nominated by the Senator. This is…
Press Release
Mar 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement ahead of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ hearing to consider the nominations of David Roser, Lindsay See, and Judy Chang to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for terms ending in…
Press Release
Mar 18, 2024
Additional federal funding for Vermont to come in the next budget vote BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced today he has secured nearly $30 million in federal funds in the recently-passed budget to support 19 Vermont projects. The projects will improve local…