Aaron White

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT – Today, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, visited the South Burlington Senior Center to discuss two new pieces of legislation he recently introduced, both of which are designed to ensure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released the following statement after voting to extend government funding to avoid a government shutdown and continue negotiations on bipartisan funding bills:  “The clock is ticking, and Vermont families are counting on us to pass a…

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after voting against sending taxpayer dollars to support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bombing campaign in Gaza:  “I cannot, in good faith, send more U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund Prime Minister Netanyahu’s relentless bombing…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed an amendment that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to advance Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. Senator Welch released the following statement after filing the amendment:  “In the early stages of this conflict, thousands…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ahead of the Super Bowl—which marks the largest day of consumption of avocados in America—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Trade Representative…