Welch chats with Vermonters at Jensen's Restaurant in Bennington during a Congress in Your Community event.	Welch holds a Congress in Your Community event at the Chelsea Royal Diner in Brattleboro.
Welch visits the Bellows Falls Recreation Center.	Welch talks to shoppers during a Congress in Your Community event in Manchester.

Recent Work in Southern Vermont

Click on the thumbtacks below to learn more about Congressman Welch’s work in Southern Vermont. 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.

Recent News From Southern Vermont

Burlington Free Press: "Vermont rail improvements begin"

November 10, 2010

Construction crews started working on the railroad Tuesday, thanks to $50 million in federal stimulus money to improve tracks between St. Albans and Vernon.

Railroad representatives and politicians kicked off the construction at a ceremony at the St. Albans Amtrak station, as politicians hammered a golden spike into the railroad tracks to mark the start of the work.

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Brattleboro Reformer: "Vermont receives funding for Amtrak"

September 30, 2010

Vermont's congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the release of $50 million in federal stimulus money for upgrades to the Amtrak passenger track from St. Albans to Vernon.

Recently approved by the Federal Railroad Administration, the improvements to the 190-mile stretch will allow trains to decrease travel time by roughly an hour through Vermont and Massachusetts in the country'... Read More

Delegation Welcomes Release of Funds for ‘Vermonter’ High-Speed Rail Project

September 29, 2010

Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today welcomed the release of $50 million in federal stimulus funds for the "Vermonter" rail line from St. Albans to Vernon, Vt.

The high-speed rail project will be the second in the nation to break ground using funds that Congress approved in last year's economic recovery act. (Maine's "Downeaster" line was first.)

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Photo Album: "Rep. Welch visits St. Albans City School"

September 17, 2010

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Photo Album: 'Welch visits Southern Vermont College"

September 2, 2010

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• August 27, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch tours proposed power facility site"

• August 27, 2010 — Photo Album: "Welch visits Winhall Community Center"

• August 27, 2010 — Photo Album: "Welch visits Pownal Historic District"

• August 27, 2010 — Photo Album: "Welch visits Pownal Solar Site"

• August 27, 2010 — Photo Album: "Bennington Congress in Your Community"

• August 26, 2010 — Welch in Bennington for Congress in Your Community Friday

• June 30, 2010 — Vermont Congressional Delegation Announces Payments To Local Vermont Governments For Tax-Exempt Federal Lands

• May 6, 2010 — House passes Welch’s bipartisan, job-creating Home Star bill

• May 3, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch: Home Star bill will boost firms"

• April 30, 2010 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Delegates back limits on election spending"

• March 30, 2010 — Vermont Delegation Calls on Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Reconsider Closed-Door Meeting

• March 11, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Long Trail centennial noted by lawmakers"

• February 24, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Vermont Dems in favor of antitrust repeal"

• February 4, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch hails passage of ‘pay-as-you-go'"

• January 16, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Yankee contamination worsens"

• January 15, 2010 — Welch Statement on Vermont Yankee

• December 24, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Welch skeptical of health care reform"

• December 9, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "President’s strategy includes Vt. ingenuity"

• December 2, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Vermont lawmakers skeptical on troop surge"

• November 12, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Welch questions troop buildup in Afghanistan"

• October 24, 2009 — Photo Album: Manchester Congress in Your Community

• October 16, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Delegates support payment to seniors"

• October 2, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Milk money"

• October 1, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Taking the lead"

• September 30, 2009 — Video: Rep. Welch Discusses Health Care at Bennington Roundtable

• September 28, 2009 — Photo Album: "North Bennington Congress in Your Community"

• September 28, 2009 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch Hears Concerns over Health Care Legislation at Bennington Roundtable"

• September 28, 2009 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch speaks with Seniors about Health Care Reform at Bennington Project Independence"

• September 28, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Welch: Medicare will remain intact"

• September 18, 2009 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch visits ReNew Building Materials & Salvage"

• September 14, 2009 — Audio: Bennington County Telephone Town Hall

• September 8, 2009 — Welch announces regional Telephone Town Halls

• July 23, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Welch listens to business owners talk about health care, credit"

• May 22, 2009 — Welch, Hodes introduce legislation to protect Upper Connecticut River Valley

• January 9, 2009 — Congressional Delegation Nominates 19 Vermont Students to Service Academies

• July 21, 2008 — Welch announces funding for Springfield’s Southern Vermont Health and Recreation Center

• April 11, 2008 — Welch joins local officials to announce $500,000 for Bennington transportation improvements

• April 7, 2008 — EPA Grants $1 Million for Vermont Cleanup

• December 21, 2007 — Welch nominates 22 students for service academies

• September 6, 2007 — Welch introduces nuclear power plant safety bill, calls for independent safety assessments

• August 23, 2007 — Cong. Delegation Requests Thorough Investigation Into Vermont Yankee Cooling Tower Collapse

• June 11, 2007 — Rep. Welch and Rep. Hodes Introduce Bill to Fund Conservation Efforts in the Upper Connecticut River Valley

• January 5, 2007 — Bill Honoring Late Senator Stafford Clears House, Goes To President

• January 4, 2007 — Vermont Delegation Offers Bill To Name GMNF's White Rocks National Recreation Area In Honor Of The Late Senator Robert Stafford