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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…

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A new session has started in Washington, D.C., and Vermont’s congressional delegation is already busy at work. After days of unrest, new members of the House of Representatives were sworn in, which makes this Becca Balint’s first Monday as a congresswoman.…

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, left, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, right, listen as Rutland City Police Chief Brian Kilcullen, foreground, speaks at a roundtable on the opioid crisis at the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland on Monday, Jan.…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today announced plans for his full first week in office as United States Senator. Welch, who was sworn into the Senate on January 3rd, will return to Vermont to highlight the progress made in lowering prescription drug costs and…

This year’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act will empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices for the first time. Then-Rep. Peter Welch joins Protect Our Care to speak during a press conference on September 21, 2022 in Washington, D.C. | Brian Stukes/Getty Images for Protect…