Elisabeth St. Onge

BURLINGTON, VT – In late September the Senate unanimously passed a bicameral resolution designating the last week of October as ‘Bat Week’. The resolution, sponsored by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), emphasizes the importance of conserving bat species and habitats and calls on Congress and government agencies to continue to address white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that threatens bats’ key role as pollinators…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of $20 million in new federal funding, administered by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration, to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) to support disaster recovery efforts from severe flooding in July 2023 and July 2024. The funding…

USDA’s changes to Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) will limit farmers’ access to grant program as energy costs soar  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, and U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), a member of the Senate…

Starlink is Ukraine’s main defense against Russian drones, which target civilians  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today led four bicameral colleagues in demanding a clear explanation from Elon Musk, CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), about why access to the Starshield communications system was suddenly shut off for Ukrainian forces, which rely on SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system to defend civilians against…

BOSTON, MASS. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) appeared in Boston this week to participate in The Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s (EMKI) 2026 installment of The Senate Project series. The Senators had an in-depth discussion on timely topics, including interactions and collaborations with fellow senators during their tenure, and their combined work on bipartisan…