WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: MONTPELIER, VT - Today, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-At Large), along with the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), announced the recipients of the NBRC's 2024 Catalyst Awards. Eight projects in seven towns spread across six counties will share $7.9 million in funding. "From supporting working families by a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: According to a new report on the unmet needs of seniors across the United States, four out of five seniors who needed a home-delivered or congregate meal in 2021 did not receive one; and over 3.6 million, or 18 percent, of low-income older adults were food insecure. Commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today released a new report detailing the coordinated and growing effort to undermine, dismantle, and privatize the American public education system. This report comes after Sanders led the committee in a hearing last week titled, "The Immediate and Long-Term Challenges Facing Public Scho  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), announced today that Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen will be testifying before the committee on Tuesday, September 24 at 10 a.m. ET. The hearing will focus on the outrageously high prices that Novo Nordisk charges Americans for their blockbuster drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. "I loo  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSfact) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Ending Corporate Greed Act The American people are sick and tired of the unacceptable corporate greed that is taking place in virtually every sector of our society. In America today, corporations continue to make massive profits by driving up prices on gasoline, groceries, cell phones, computers, and other products that consumers need. Last year, corporations made a record-breaking $2.8 tr  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the RAISE Grant will support transportation repairs and address stormwater issues KILLINGTON, VT - The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), today welcomed $25 million in federal funding for the Town of Killington, announced this week by the Biden-Harris Ad  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BRATTLEBORO, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Amtrak and members of the community for a groundbreaking ceremony to inaugurate the start of construction for platform upgrades and improvements to the new Brattleboro Station, which will include the state's first ever level, accessible, platform. "Everyone deserves to have a safe, comfortable, accessible experience while riding on Amtrak. I'm  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act permanently indexes Pell Grants to inflation, increasing their purchasing power Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) cosponsored the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation led by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum aw  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch secured federal funding for the project in 2022 DERBY, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined local leaders, participants of Derby's Senior Summer Day Camp, and members of the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Derby Park project, which will convert acres of unused land into a new community outdoor park. Sen. Welch nominated and secured federal funding for the project thr  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, attended the University of Vermont's second annual Research, Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Summit to discuss new and innovative approaches to addressing challenges facing rural America. The RISE Summit is supported by the Leahy Institute on Rural Partnerships, spearheaded by Sen. Wel  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, VT - Two years after the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center to overturn Roe v. Wade, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the urgent need to pass legislation protecting access to abortion and reproductive care: "Decades from now, this Supreme Court will be remembered in the history books as the Court that totally failed us--most egregiously b  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 17 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting information about how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to ensure the timely delivery of mail-in ballots throughout the ongoing 2024 election cycle and beyond. Their request comes in light of USPS facility consolidations initiated under DeJoy, which have been tempo  more