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“This is all about climate change,” Welch said of the flood devastation that he observed last week. Sen. Peter Welch listens as firefighter Will Perkins talks about recent flooding in Weston, at the Weston Volunteer Fire Department, Saturday July 15, 2023. Photo by Zachary P.…

Vermont's delegation to Congress views flood damage in the area of a dam on the West River just east of Londonderry's north village. From left are, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, U.S. Rep Becca Balint, Londonderry Select Board Chair Tom Cavanagh, Londonderry Town…

U.S. Senate / https://www.welch.senate.gov/Vermont Senator Peter Welch's official Senate photo Vermont Senator Peter Welch led a hearing Wednesday in Washington on the challenges of expanding rural broadband. Testimony from providers across the country included those working to deploy high-speed internet throughout the Green Mountain State.…

BROADBAND PUSH: Sen. Peter Welch might be new to the upper chamber, but he’s no stranger to the challenges facing rural America, and especially the fight for broadband internet access. Welch, who co-founded the bipartisan rural broadband caucus in the House, now heads the Senate Ag…

Trey is joined by Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) for a conversation about the importance of coming together with the opposing party in order to make the country a better place. Senator Welch shares how growing up along with the Civil Rights movement inspired him to pursue a…

Sen. Peter Welch addresses attendees at The Vermont Foodbank’s Hunger Action Conference at the Killington Grand Hotel in Killington on Friday. KILLINGTON — U.S. Sen. Peter Welch told Vermont anti-hunger advocates Friday that he’s humbled by the work they’ve done during the pandemic and hopes…