Press Release

PERU, VT— This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) attended Southern Vermont Communications Union District’s (SoVT CUD) celebration of broadband buildout across 14 southern Vermont towns. By the end of this year the CUD will have provided broadband coverage via fiber to more than 99% of…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today celebrates the implementation of the Senator’s Home Efficiency Rebates program for residential energy efficiency upgrades across the United States. The new rebate program, which the Senator first introduced and championed as the HOPE for HOMES Act and…

ORLEANS, VT— Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) assessed flood damage and ongoing recovery efforts in Orleans County, Vermont, yesterday, following catastrophic flooding in July 2023. Senator Welch visited the Ethan Allen Manufacturing Plant in Orleans, the Disaster Survivor Assistance Registration Site and the Parsons Dinner House in…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) issued the following statement in response to former President Trump’s indictment in connection with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election:  “January 6th will be remembered as one of the darkest days in American history. I was in the…

BURLINGTON, VT - Senator Welch convened a meeting today with small business owners from across Vermont to discuss the challenges they are facing following catastrophic flooding in state earlier this month.  Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL) participated in the meeting.  “Small businesses drive Vermont’s economic growth…

WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) were joined by Senators Whitehouse, Shaheen, Van Hollen, Sanders, Blumenthal, Merkley, Warren, and Booker in sending a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging the Department to finalize its proposed distribution transformer efficiency standard. The…