WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Earlier This Week, Welch Helped Deliver Affordable Fuel in Vermont Through Split the Ticket Fund WOODSTOCK, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced Vermont has received $20,770,801 in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps ensure Vermonters can heat their homes throughout the winter months and also prevents energy shutoffs, provides reconnection services,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BETHEL, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, joined representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to tour the White River National Fish Hatchery (NFH) and discuss the importance of the hatchery's collaborative efforts to conserve and protect Vermont's fish, ecosystem, and wildlife. At the event, Senator Welch also   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: ISLAND POND, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today joined NEK Broadband, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development officials, broadband advocates, customers, workers, and State and local leaders to announce that NEK Broadband was awarded $2.8 million through the USDA's Community Connect Grant program. The fiber in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: CHARLOTTE, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, Vermont Bond Bank, and community leaders to celebrate Vermont's first Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) loan from the federal government, which will invest $40 million to benefit rural communities and school district  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WOODSTOCK, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today met with students from Woodstock Union High School about his work in Congress and the importance of civic engagement. While at King Farm, Senator Welch also met with the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) and discussed the introduction of new legislation led by the Vermont Congressional Delegation to extend the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Hist  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WATERBURY CENTER, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) traveled to Waterbury Center this week to congratulate Verde Technologies on the opening of its new research lab and pilot production facility. While at the facility, he also celebrated Verde's recognition as a grand prize winner of the U.S. Department of Energy's Perovskite Startup Prize for its innovative work in the climate tech sector. Verde Technologie  more