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Welch, Pocan Lead 16 Members Urging USDA to Reverse Course on New Cost-Sharing Requirement that Hurts Dairy Farmers and Producers

This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) in leading 16 bicameral lawmakers urging the U.S. Department ...
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Welch Statement on Trump Administration Abandoning Disaster-Impacted States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to new reporting that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Cameron Hamilton ...
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Welch, Britt Headline Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s Seventh Installment of ‘The Senate Project’ Bipartisan Conversation Series

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Welch Joins Visiting Nurses and Hospice Providers in Rutland to Discuss Innovations to Develop Vermont’s Rural Health Care Workforce

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) , a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care , this week joined the VNA & ...
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Welch Hosts Common Grounds Listening Session in Rutland County

RUTLAND, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session at Hub CoWorks in Rutland. Vermonters joined Senator Welch for a discussion about ...
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Welch, Blumenthal, Min, Scanlon Initiate Probe into Influence of Cabinet Members in Trump’s Decision to Pardon Convicted Felons

Lawmakers demand answers from HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin about their roles in Trump’s decision to grant presidential pardons  The bicameral group of lawmakers are looking into ...
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Welch Tours Head Start Center in Rutland, Speaks with Educators About Importance of Protecting Head Start from Trump Admin Cuts

U.S.Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week toured a Head Start Center in Rutland to hear from teachers and program employees about the impact the Trump Administratio ...
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Welch Discusses Rural Health Care at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center

BRATTLEBORO, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, this week ...
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Welch Brings Common Grounds Listening Session to Windham County

BRATTLEBORO, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. Vermonters joined Senator Welch ...
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Welch Reintroduces Bill to Ban Toxic Substances in Plastic Bottles, Address Plastic Pollution in our Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in introducing the ...
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Welch, Bennet Release Proposal to Establish New Federal Agency to Prevent Catastrophic AI Risk, Regulate Big Tech

Federal Digital Commission would have pre-clearance review of frontier AI models, ability to pause release without necessary safeguards, and assess civil penalties of up to 15% of a firm’s prior-year ...
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Republicans Block Passage of Welch and Gillibrand’s Bill to End Trump’s Trade War with Canada

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans today blocked passage of the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act, legislation co-led by U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D ...