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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…

U.S. Senate / https://www.welch.senate.gov/Vermont Senator Peter Welch Vermont Senator Peter Welch joined advocates to highlight what they say is a need to protect Medicaid as its provisions are threatened by a bill passed by the Republican House majority. House Republicans approved the “Limit, Save, Grow…

He sees opportunities for bipartisan work, especially on agriculture issues Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo) At the tender age of 75, Peter Welch is starting from scratch, in a way. Welch became one of the oldest freshmen to ever roam the Senate’s…

BENNINGTON — As Vermont faces an increase in opioid overdose deaths — nearly all of them connected to fentanyl – U.S. Sen. Peter Welch is co-sponsoring a bill aimed at improving law enforcement’s understanding of the synthetic painkiller and how it is being misused. Welch,…