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Peter Welch in the US Senate in November 2022.Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democrat Peter Welch, the newest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shares something in common with many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees: a public defender background. Welch, who replaced Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in…

“Tonight, President Biden highlighted the many areas where we’ve made progress for communities in Vermont and across the country—like broadband funding, telemedicine, and infrastructure improvements—and rallied support for the job ahead to rebuild our economy for working families, protect our planet, and strengthen our democracy.…

MIDDLEBURY, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) toured the Open Door Clinic (ODC) in Middlebury, Vermont today to meet with migrant farm workers and highlight the clinic’s health care services for uninsured and under-insured Vermonters. The Open Door Clinic, which works primarily with migrant farm…

WHITINGHAM, VERMONT – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt toured Corse Farm Dairy today to highlight the Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule, designed to reduce fraud and improve enforcement in the USDA Organic Marketplace. Sen. Welch and…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T2WooMOtIwSenator Peter Welch held a Town Hall in White River Junction on January 13 to share his priorities with Vermonters and hear from constituents about what issues matter to them.  

SAINT ALBANS CITY, Vt. — Sen. Peter Welch spent Wednesday in St. Albans, with one of his stops being a meeting with local farmers and agriculture officials to hear their concerns. A new farm bill will be negotiated in 2023, so Welch wanted to get…

RUTLAND, Vt. — Peter Welch made his first public appearance in Vermont as the state's newest U.S. senator Monday afternoon in Rutland. He was joined by Xavier Becerra, the United States secretary of Health and Human Services, while celebrating provisions in the pricing of prescription drugs…