WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hurricane Season, Welch Leads 14 Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Reinstate Terminated Employees at NWS, NOAA WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 14 of his colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to swiftly reinstate terminated employees at the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ahead of the upcoming h  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has announced its intention to prepare an environmental assessment for the Town of Stowe Electric Department's proposed Smith's Falls Hydroelectric Project. This 150-kilowatt project, situated on the Little River in Lamoille County, Vermont, is seeking an exemption from federal licensing. The Town of Stowe Electric Department submitted its application for the exemption on July 2, 2024. Following a notice from Commission sta  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Following Visit with Prime Minister Carney, Welch Brings Together Businesses, Manufacturers to Talk Trade War MANCHESTER, VT -- At a roundtable in Manchester this afternoon, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) brought together Vermont businesses and manufacturers to hear directly how global tariffs and President Trump's trade war are impacting them. The event was held at The Orvis Company, which was found  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Wendy Wilton to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Vermont WASHINGTON, May 28, 2025 -- The Trump Administration recently appointed Wendy Wilton as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Vermont. Wilton joined the Vermont FSA team on May 5, 2025. "When America's farming co  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 30 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont amends law, allows pregnancy centers to resume life-affirming work ADF attorneys favorably resolve free speech lawsuit with state officials on behalf of NIFLA, pregnancy centers BURLINGTON, Vt. - As a result of a lawsuit brought by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys on behalf of Vermont pregnancy centers,  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Congressional Delegation Pushes HHS to Protect Low-Income Energy Assistance Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), pushed back on the Trump Administration's plans to eliminate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and terminate e  more

HERNDON, Virginia, May 29 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Vermont Legislature Passes PFAS Phase-Out Bill HB 238 Vermont's legislature has passed HB 238, which addresses the phase-out of consumer products containing added PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The bill now heads to Vermont Governor Phil Scott's desk for his signature. Among its provisions, the legislation tasks Vermont Agency of Natural Resources with submitting  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Hosts Town Hall in Rutland RUTLAND, VT - Last night in Rutland, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a community conversation where he discussed challenges facing Vermont and ways he is working to make Vermont's communities more affordable, businesses more successful, and families healthier and safer. The town hall event was attended by hundreds of Vermonters. "We have an affordability crisi  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bicameral Legislation to Require the Supreme Court to Adopt Binding and Enforceable Code of Ethics Congress, the executive branch, all lower federal courts, and every state supreme court have ethics guardrails and a mechanism for enforcing ethics rules WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins CBC's The Current to Discuss Trade War, Congressional Delegation to Ottawa Welch on Trump's Trade War: "From my perspective--and obviously the court's perspective--he's overreaching. He's acting beyond the scope of authority that he has as the chief executive of our country." BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined CBC Radio One's The Current to reflect on his recent trip  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Supreme Court Decision Revoking Humanitarian Migrant Programs BURLINGTON, VT --Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to effectively deport more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti who fled war, political persecution, humanitarian crises, and failed economies to migrate lawfully to America through the humanitarian parole process. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Travels to Ottawa to Talk Trump's Tariffs Welch Will Host Roundtable Wednesday with Impacted Vermont Businesses at Orvis Rod Shop and Factory WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) traveled to Ottawa, Canada late   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Klobuchar, Van Hollen Urge Support for Homebuilding Tax Credits in Upcoming Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) urged the Trump Administration to drop its misguided plan to cut homebuilding tax credits in the midst of a housing crisis. The lawmakers urged the administration to reconsider its preliminary Fiscal Year (F  more