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Day after Sen. Peter Welch visits Mohsen Mahdawi, rally at Statehouse calls for his release
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., visited Mohsen Mahdawi in a Vermont jail Monday, sharing a snippet of their conversation to ...
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Vermont Senator Peter Welch and New York Congressman Paul Tonko hold rally to support Medicaid in Plattsburgh
Two Congressional representatives from outside New York’s 21st House District held a rally in Plattsburgh Monday evening to ...
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Sanders, Welch call on Trump administration to reverse plans to defund libraries, museums
WASHINGTON (WCAX) - Vermont Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch have joined their Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm ...
Dem senator hosts businesses concerned 'enormous uncertainty' of tariffs could kill crucial tourism industry
Vermont Democratic Sen. Peter Welch spoke to Fox News Digital about a series of meetings he had with dozens of Green Mountain ...
Sen. Peter Welch holds rally in Plattsburgh, sounds alarm over proposed federal cuts
Welch and Democrat Paul Tonko (NY-20) criticized the Republican-led budget framework, which they said will threaten Medicaid ...
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Sen. Peter Welch Meets With Columbia Activist Mohsen Mahdawi in Prison
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D) met with Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi in a Vermont prison on Monday, where the ...
Detained Palestinian activist in Vermont prison says he’s ‘in good hands,’ focused on peacemaking
Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, was arrested April 14 in Colchester, Vt. He met Monday with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch ...
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, NY Rep. Paul Tonko to hold joint rally in Plattsburgh
Rep. Paul Tonko, also a Democrat, in Plattsburgh to speak out against Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid for Vermonters ...
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Welch pushes to expand telehealth services
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Sen. Peter Welch is pushing to expand telehealth services. He stopped in Burlington on ...
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Welch, Tonko, community members rally in support of Medicaid
So while Republicans are attempting to finance a tax cut for the ultra-wealthy, Democrats will continue working to protect access to Medicaid for communities small and large and work to lower costs ...