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Academy Nominations

Thank you for your interest in serving our country through an appointment to a U.S. service academy. Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. service ...
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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 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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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 Discusses Rural Health Care at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center

BRATTLEBORO, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, this week ...
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Welch Brings Common Grounds Listening Session to Windham County

BRATTLEBORO, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. Vermonters joined Senator Welch ...
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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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Welch Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address Vermont’s Housing Shortage, Speed Construction of Affordable Homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), John ...