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Welch Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Landmark ‘Wilderness Act’ BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, celebrates the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Wilderness Act of 1964, legislation that established the…

BENNINGTON, VT –  Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Thursday joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington for the ribbon cutting and celebration of its newly-modernized emergency department. The Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) Kendall Emergency Department, Stout Thomson Waiting Area and Outpatient Registration along with the…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrates Team USA athletes as the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games begin. The Opening Ceremony will be held today in Paris and the competition will be held Thursday, August 29 through Sunday, September 8, 2024. The United States Paralympic Team…

Funding Provided Through NPS’ Semiquincentennial Grant Program, Preserving Historic Landmarks to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM, VT – Following advocacy by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large), the…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today recognized Vermont’s esteemed research institutions for receiving an accumulative $8,603,831 in investments from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The awards were granted by the NSF this fiscal cycle…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated major investments by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs to support public safety and rehabilitation community projects in Vermont, totaling over $3.1 million. The…