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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined an effort led by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with 22 Members of Congress, in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy opposing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS)…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to dismiss articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas:   “Articles of impeachment should never be weaponized—they should be presented solemnly and rarely, and only when…

BARRE, VT – Following a roundtable held today with local leaders, community business leaders, and housing advocates, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), joined Barre City leadership on a walking tour of Barre to discuss strategies for flood mitigation, recovery, and resiliency.   “Nine months after brutal…

BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Barre City residents are still dealing with major impacts nine months after last summer’s flooding. Sen. Peter Welch was in Barre on Monday to see what he can do in Washington to help. “It hasn’t been easy and the tension of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in sending a letter to bipartisan leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging Congress to provide robust federal funding for programs supporting the Lake Champlain basin.…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — During the first-ever National Theatre Week, celebrated April 9-11, 2024, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) welcomed theater leaders and actors associated with the Professional Non-Profit Theater Coalition and the Theatre Communications Group to Capitol Hill to discuss the recently-introduced Supporting Theater and the Arts to Galvanize the Economy…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-09) are urging their colleagues to pass the bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act now so Tribal communities that rely on high-speed internet to stay connected can keep their access to high-speed affordable internet. The bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act would…