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Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Fight Senior Hunger, Expand SNAP Benefits for Older Americans
April 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:

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Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Fight Senior Hunger, Expand SNAP Benefits for Older Americans

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Nearly 38% of Vermont households participating in SNAP have an elderly person

9.6% of older Vermonters live below the poverty line

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, co . . .

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