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Apr 05, 2024
The legislation would support research funding at five federal research agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-Ill.-11) reintroduced the bicameral American Innovation Act, legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), which would provide annual budget…
Press Release
Apr 04, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the Senate’s only former federal public defender, last month took to the Senate Floor to address the important role public defenders play in promoting the rule of law and supporting democracy and the Constitution. Senator Welch also…
Press Release
Apr 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)…
Press Release
Apr 04, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following expanded statement following reports from World Central Kitchen it was deliberately targeted for delivering life-saving food aid to Gaza: “Only weeks ago, I welcomed World Central Kitchen Founder and Chef José Andrés to Capitol Hill…
In The News
Apr 02, 2024
For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week’s worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands. It’s also how much she spent on her monthly internet bill before the federal Affordable Connectivity Program stepped in and covered her payments. “When you have low…
Press Release
Apr 02, 2024
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…
Press Release
Apr 01, 2024
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…