Press Release
Sep 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today led a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of colleagues in calling for inclusion of the Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Act in the final version of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA). The bipartisan…
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Sep 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following catastrophic flooding in Vermont, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) today introduced the Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience (BUFFER) Act, legislation that would ensure all states, including Vermont, can access Conservation Reserve…
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Sep 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) took to the Senate floor to call out Big Pharma’s fear-mongering and scare tactics about Congressional Democrats and the White House’s fight to lower prescription drug costs for seniors. The White House recently unveiled the first…
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Sep 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) released the following statement commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Oslo Accords. On this day in 1993, the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn—a watershed moment…
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Sep 12, 2023
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) on Monday sent a letter to majority, minority, and Appropriations Committee leadership in the Senate and House of Representatives urging them to ensure that Congress passes federal funding for essential…
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Sep 12, 2023
BURLINGTON, VT – Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today announced five Vermont organizations received federal investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Community Facilities Grants, which support and strengthen rural development in Vermont and across America. The USDA Community Facilities Grants will…