WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Vermont, allowing the state to request access to more than $5 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, one of three Digital Equity Act grant programs created by more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: "We cannot afford to wait to help Vermont, and states across the nation, recover and rebuild." As the nation contends with dwindling disaster relief funds, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-At Large) today called for the urgent passage of supplemental funding to help communities recover from natural disasters that have devastated Vermont and states across the cou more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: After filing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) in September to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose to bring the JRDs up for a vote by the full Senate. The JRD is the only formal mechanism available to Congress to prevent an arms sale noticed by the Administration from advancing. To read the fact sheet, click here. Sanders' remar more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: More than 14,000 need urgent medical evacuation for life-saving treatment, including thousands of children The readout below is attributable to Aaron White, Director of Communications for Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.): This afternoon in his Capitol Hill office, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senators Corey Booker (N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkle more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Over $25,000 in assistance to help keep officers safe in the line of duty * * * Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced Brighton, Brockport, Gates, Greece, and Irondequoit Police Departments will receive federal dollars to help offset the cost of purchasing body armor. Named for the former U.S. Senator from Vermont, the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program aw more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: GlobalFoundries Will Expand Current Fab & Build New, State-Of-The-Art Second Manufacturing Facility In Malta, In Addition To Modernizing A Vermont Location, Investing $13+ Billion Over Next 10+ Years, Adding Thousands Of New, Good-Paying Manufacturing And Union Construction Jobs Finalized Commerce Award Will Ensure GlobalFoundries Can Tap CHIPS Funding In Coming Years As Long more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to the Washington Post on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Bernie Sanders: No more arms sales to Netanyahu By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Washington Post Continuing to provide Israel with the offensive weapons it uses on civilians is morally wrong. Bernie Sanders, an independent, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate. The United States government must stop blatantly violating the law with regard to arms sales to Israel. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the recent action by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for war crimes committed during and after the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks: The Geneva Conventi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Friday issued the following statement regarding upcoming committee assignments in the 119th United States Congress: I am proud of what we have accomplished during my time as Chairman of the Senate Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today held a press conference with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to discuss the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel. Sanders will bring the JRDs to the Senate floor for a vote this Wednesday. The resolutions were officiallyintroduced on September 25, 2024. Sens. Merkley and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that he will hold a press conference on Tuesday, with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), to discuss the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel. Sanders will bring the JRDs to the Senate floor for a vote this Wednesday. The resolutions were officiall more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: As the nation contends with dwindling disaster relief funds, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-At Large) today called for the urgent passage of supplemental funding to help communities recover from natural disasters that have devastated Vermont and states across the country. In the letter - sent today to Senate and House leadership and appropri more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the Department of Commerce's announcement finalizing $1.5 billion in direct funding to GlobalFoundries (GF) from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Sen. Welch helped pass as a member of the House. The funds will expand capacity and create jobs across three projects at GF, including the revitalization of the Essex Junction fabrication facility, a lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch: "You are killing small business in the United States of America." During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) grilled Visa and Mastercard executives about their duopoly over the credit card market and the interchange fees--or swipe fees--charged to businesses in the United States. Senator Welch highlighted the importance of passing his bipartisan, bicameral Cred more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Legislation would establish ambitious standard to rapidly reduce emissions and achieve up to 100% renewable energy generation by 2044 Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09) introduced the bicameral American Renewable Energy Act (AREA), legislation to establish a 70% renewable energy resource standard by 2034 and up to 100% by 2044 t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) joined U.S. Representatives Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07) to introduce the CBP Guidance on Personal Belongings Act, bicameral legislation to require the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to develop guidance for the handling of personal property of individuals arrested, restrained, or confined more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the Debt Relief and Farm Credit Access Act, legislation to update USDA Direct and Guaranteed Farm Loans requirements to give farmers greater flexibility in accessing credit and help distressed borrowers restructure burdensome debt. Senator Welch's legislation will make USDA farm loan programs more responsive to more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in calling on their colleagues to support Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block certain offensive arms and weapons sales to Israel. "All of us here support Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. All of us here believe in the two-state solution. All of us believe that t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing legislation that would restore congressional funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Senator Welch's legislation would help address the mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the White House's revised request for additional disaster relief funding, which totals more than $98 billion and will help communities recover from floods, wildfires, and hurricanes that have impacted communities across the country, including Vermont: "The White House's updated disaster aid request is welcome and should be a wake-up call to my  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Vote Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted in favor of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sales of certain offensive arms and weapons to Israel. The JRDs, led by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and cosponsored by Senator Welch, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), would block 120mm tank rounds, 120mm high-explosive mortar rounds, and Joint Direct Attack  more PR