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Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced new legislation today to combat the rise in illicit use of the animal tranquilizer Xylazine, also known as Tranq. The Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act directs the National Institute of Standards…

Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry. The bill prohibits…

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 23 of their colleagues introduced legislation to boost Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower prescription drug costs for consumers. The Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act would give the Department of Health and Human…

GRAND ISLE, VT — Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Sarah Warring, National Resources Conservation Services (NRSC) State Conservationist Travis Thomason, and Vermont farmers, conservationists, and community members, to celebrate Earth Day at Savage View Farm in Grand Isle, Vermont.   Run by…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter this week to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small, uplifting the concerns of Vermont-based stakeholders in broadband deployment surrounding the USDA’s ReConnect Loan and Grant Program and the Community Connect Grant Program—two initiatives…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) led a bipartisan group to introduce the Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act today. The bill, co-led by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), provides tools to combat non-native insects and pathogens that threaten forests and woodlands. The bill…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) for a press conference marking the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act, legislation that would boost support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the more than 40…