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WASHINGTON—Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today introduced the Food for Thought Act, legislation to create a grant program within the Department of Education to help community colleges and minority serving institutions (MSIs) provide free meals to low-income students through on-campus meal…

Mike Dougherty / Vermont PublicRep. Becca Balint discusses the state's flood response at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday, July 12. From farmers to restaurant owners, many Vermonters are counting on federal disaster assistance to help them recover from last week's catastrophic flooding. Vermont's congressional delegation has…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a statement following the release of a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism on her technical…

WASHINGTON—Following catastrophic flooding that damaged water systems throughout Vermont, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) convened a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee today to discuss the growing challenges our rural water systems as climate change progresses.   Joined by witnesses Jennifer Day,…

“This is all about climate change,” Welch said of the flood devastation that he observed last week. Sen. Peter Welch listens as firefighter Will Perkins talks about recent flooding in Weston, at the Weston Volunteer Fire Department, Saturday July 15, 2023. Photo by Zachary P.…

WASHINGTON–Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) delivered his official debut speech on the floor of the United States Senate, outlining his leadership philosophy and priorities as the junior Senator from Vermont. Senator Welch highlighted two challenges facing the Senate: the imperiled state of democracy, and the…

HARDWICK, VT—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Governor Phil Scott, and Congresswoman Becca Balint to survey damage to infrastructure in Hardwick, Vermont, following historic storms and flooding across the state last week. The group assessed damage to the Hardwick Rail Trail…