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Sep 04, 2024
ST. ALBANS, VT — During National Passport Month, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joins the Department of State to share resources and important reminders with Vermonters about passport eligibility, validity requirements, and application and renewal processes. “Traveling with a passport opens so many doors—to new…
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Sep 03, 2024
Welch Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Landmark ‘Wilderness Act’ BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, celebrates the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Wilderness Act of 1964, legislation that established the…
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Aug 30, 2024
Senator Peter Welch [D-VT] outside the Banner office in Bennington on Thursday Tim Wassberg - Bennington Banner With the recent change in presidential nominee on the Democratic side, a swath of flooding and climate issues in Vermont, housing concerns and education roadblocks, Senator Peter Welch…
Press Release
Aug 29, 2024
BENNINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Thursday joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington for the ribbon cutting and celebration of its newly-modernized emergency department. The Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) Kendall Emergency Department, Stout Thomson Waiting Area and Outpatient Registration along with the…
Press Release
Aug 28, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrates Team USA athletes as the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games begin. The Opening Ceremony will be held today in Paris and the competition will be held Thursday, August 29 through Sunday, September 8, 2024. The United States Paralympic Team…
Press Release
Aug 28, 2024
Funding Provided Through NPS’ Semiquincentennial Grant Program, Preserving Historic Landmarks to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM, VT – Following advocacy by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large), the…
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Aug 27, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today recognized Vermont’s esteemed research institutions for receiving an accumulative $8,603,831 in investments from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The awards were granted by the NSF this fiscal cycle…