Recent Work in Chittenden County
Click on the thumbtacks below to learn more about Congressman Welch’s work in Chittenden County. Use the arrows in the upper left corner of the map to navigate and zoom. Yellow thumbtacks represent Welch’s Congress in Your Community events, while green thumbtacks represent other events in Vermont. Click here for a map of Vermont projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Recent News From Chittenden County
Photo Album: "Rep. Welch speaks at Vermont NEA's Day of Action"
October 21, 2010
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Welch to join Vermont teachers at annual convention
October 20, 2010
Rep. Peter Welch on Thursday will join Vermont school teachers and Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders at Vermont-NEA’s 159th annual educators’ convention. The event being held at Burlington High School will focus on promoting high quality public education in Vermont.
WHAT: Vermont-NEA’s 159th Annual Educators’ Convention
WHO: Rep. Peter Welch, Sens. Patrick...
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Photo Album: "Rep. Welch attends Community Health Center of Burlington Groundbreaking Ceremony"
September 27, 2010
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At Malletts Bay School, Welch unveils Fresh and Local Food for Schools Act
September 13, 2010
At Colchester's Malletts Bay School on Monday, Rep. Peter Welch unveiled new legislation he wrote to help Vermont schools provide students with fresh and local produce during school meals.
Alongside agriculture and education officials, Welch outlined the Fresh and Local Food for Schools Act (H.R. 5812), which would allow states like Vermont to use federal funds to buy local produce. The pilot program could help Vermont direct...
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Burlington Free Press: "Welch proposes bill for fresher farm-to-school food"
September 13, 2010
Vermont students and farmers would benefit from proposed legislation designed to bring more locally produced fruits and vegetables to schools, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., announced Monday morning at Malletts Bay School in Colchester.
If the bill passes, Vermont schools would be well-positioned to replace current federal fresh-food aid (bulk, surplus produce such as carrots, potatoes and apples trucked from Rhode Island) with pur...
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