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A consortium of organizations creating a plan to address opioid addiction in the county was an idea that took hold during a roundtable discussion attended by U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont.
RICHFORD – Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., spent Wednesday morning touring sites in the small town of Richford, touching base with both the Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH) and the workers of the Blue Seal Feed mill.
“What an incredible facility,” Welch said at the start of his tour of the NOTCH facility. “They’ve got nothing without you guys.”
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch is praising a new, $3.3 billion federal commitment to fight opioid addiction, but he’s criticizing House leadership for not allowing the chamber to vote on substantive gun safety measures.
Six House Democrats are calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate whether President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior White House aide Jared Kushner leaked classified information to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
A destructive, invasive beetle first confirmed in the state earlier this month, has now been spotted in three other locations according to state officials.
Under current law, the country’s top intelligence agencies are not required to make public any information about their budgets.
A new bill offered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers including Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., seeks to change that.
The Trump administration's proposal to replace a portion of food stamp benefits with a pre-assembled box of shelf-stable goods has little chance of passing in Congress, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch said Friday.
WASHINGTON — Vermont’s sole member of the House of Representatives is leading an effort to curb the production and related environmental impacts of corn ethanol.
There were very few seats left empty in Herrick Auditorium on Friday as students, faculty and community members gathered for an open forum with Rep. Peter Welch.
“Ever since Vermont became the first new state to join the union in 1791, we have established an amazingly proud legacy in sending very distinguished people to the United States Congress,” Dean Jonathan Spiro said.
WESTMINSTER, Vt. – It’s not every day that a Congressman comes to visit Kurn Hattin Homes for Children. The children and staff were very excited to welcome U.S. Representative for Vermont, Peter Welch, and show him around the campus on Tuesday, Feb. 20.