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Feb 13, 2024
In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Vermont’s two U.S. senators voted against a $95 billion spending package slated to dispense billions of dollars in aid to foreign allies, including Israel and Ukraine. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., cited Israel’s ongoing war…
Feb 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the release of a national security supplemental agreement, which included provisions to address the Israel-Gaza conflict, the war in Ukraine, and our nation’s border, the Senate took a procedural vote today to advance debate on the package. The Senate failed to…
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Feb 03, 2024
Senator Peter Welch and Co-Founder Sacsha Mayer during his Monday, January 29th tour of the Springfield Mamava Plant. SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Sen. Peter Welch paid another visit to Mamava manufacturing, impressed again by their creativity and job creation in the area. The business produces freestanding…
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Jan 26, 2024
Flood waters remain on the destroyed fields at the Intervale Community Farm, July 17, 2023, in Burlington, Vt. Legislation introduced in December 2023 by Vermont U.S. Sens. Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and senators from Massachusetts, aims to create an insurance program better suited to…
Jan 22, 2024
Statement of Senator Peter Welch Submitted to the Congressional RecordJanuary 22, 2024 Mr. President, the October 7th slaughter of at least 1,200 innocent Israeli citizens and the abduction of 240 hostages was a monumental atrocity. The cruelty and depravity of that massacre, especially the torture…
Jan 17, 2024
Statement of Senator Peter WelchSubmitted to the Congressional RecordJanuary 17, 2024 Madam President, the inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo as President of Guatemala shortly after midnight on January 15th was a triumph for the people of Guatemala. Despite corrupt forces in the outgoing government, the Congress,…
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Jan 11, 2024
Fixes Medicare ‘No Transport’ Loop Hole Sen. Peter Welch speaks with EMS directors during a visit last week to the White River Valley Ambulance headquarters in Bethel, where he announced the introduction of a bill aimed at closing a financial gap from “no-transport” calls. (Herald…