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White House highlights Vermont flooding recovery efforts in request, comes as federal delegation pushes for additional targeted assistance for Vermonters BURLINGTON, VT – Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today released the following statement in response to the White House requesting $4 billion of emergency…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement of the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiation thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and provisions Senator Welch championed in…

BURLINGTON, VT – This month, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) commemorates the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act, bipartisan legislation that made historic investments in semiconductor and chip manufacturing and clean energy technology development. The bill is a major step forward…

Berlin, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint, together with the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), announced Thursday that 13 Vermont communities will be receiving a combined $10.8 million from NBRC’s Catalyst Program. “These funds will make…

BURLINGTON— Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) released the following statement following Guatemala’s presidential election:  “This weekend, the Guatemalan people cast their ballots in a runoff election to determine their future president and the future of their country. I am encouraged that Sunday’s election was carried out…

Voting Referendums Will Determine Management of Country’s Future Energy Development and Preservation of Natural Resources BURLINGTON - Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) released the following statement ahead of elections in Ecuador on August 20: “Violent crime, often gang-related, in Ecuador has tragically claimed thousands of lives…