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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, Blumenthal, Schiff Continue Probe into DHS Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars, Demand Answers from DHS Over New Reporting on Noem’s Luxury Jet Purchases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking ...
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Welch Joins Groundbreaking for New Affordable Housing Project in Burlington

BURLINGTON, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined the Champlain Housing Trust to ...
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Presidential Pardsons

Lawmakers demand answers from HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin about their roles in Trump’s decision to grant presidential pardons WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Peter ...
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Welch Urges IRS to Prevent Big Tech from Abusing Tax Credits to Construct AI Data Centers, Protect Americans from Higher Energy Costs

Welch: “The IRS has a responsibility to ensure tax credits are being claimed as intended by Congress.” ...
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Welch Leads Bicameral Colleagues in Urging Trump Admin to Reverse Course on Closure of Vermont’s White River National Fish Hatchery

In their letter to USFWS Director Brian Nesvik, the lawmakers warn that placing the White River National Fish Hatchery on inactive status would inhibit valuable scientific research, and risk reversing ...
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Welch Statement on Three Years Since Hamas’ Terror Attack on Israel

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the October 7 th terror attack on Israel: “Today marks three years since the horrifying attacks on ...
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White River National Fish Hatchery

BETHEL, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, today led Senate Democratic Leader Chuck ...