Press Release

ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today held a roundtable discussion on health care challenges in Vermont’s rural communities and announced new funding to support health care facilities in St. Johnsbury and Waterbury. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Under Secretary…

WASHINGTON – Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint praised today’s announcement by the University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) and United Healthcare (UHC) that UVMHN will remain in UHC’s provider network through the end of the 2023 plan year. The announcement follows a March…

WASHINGTON – During a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing yesterday, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) called for stronger support for families in East Palestine, OH, who were exposed to toxic contaminants following the February 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride and…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today questioned Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation hearing. The hearing was convened in response to the February 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals through East Palestine, Ohio. The…

WASHINGTON – In an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) pressed for improved rural postal service in Vermont and across the country. Welch, a longtime leader on postal issues, stressed that United States Postal Service (USPS) deliveries have slowed beyond recognition, making it harder for Vermonters…

WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) returned from a congressional delegation (CODEL) to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his cabinet to discuss maintaining the strong partnership between the United States and Mexico.   Led by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), the bipartisan…