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BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement applauding U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent actions to support Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo's administration and rebuild cooperation between the United States and Guatemala:  “The United States and Guatemala have a troubled…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today issued the following joint statement:   “After eight long months, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has finally signed a lease on a new home for Montpelier’s post office after the devastating floods displaced their downtown…

The Postal Service signed a lease agreement Friday for a space on Main Street that it hopes will be ready for summer. City Center in Montpelier on Monday, November 7, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger MONTPELIER — The post office is coming back to downtown,…

Legislation Would Reform H-2A Visa Program, Create Wage Certainty for Farmers, Provide Pathway to Legal Status for Undocumented Farm Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of César Chávez Day, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) reintroduced the Affordable and Secure Food Act, legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) applauded the Department of Energy (DOE)’s selection of Unilever Ice Cream Manufacturing Decarbonization project, which includes Ben & Jerry’s St. Albans and Waterbury ice cream manufacturing facilities, for awards that are part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to decarbonize…

Apple’s Broad-Based, Exclusionary Conduct Makes It Harder for Americans to Switch Smartphones, Undermines Innovation for Apps, Products, and Services, and Imposes Extraordinary Costs on Developers, Businesses, and Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) applauded the Justice Department, Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark, and 15…

BURLINGTON, VT – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), co-sponsor of the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, released the following statement in reaction to Visa and Mastercard reaching an antitrust settlement with U.S. merchants on swipe fees, which would temporarily cap fees for the next years but not provide a…