Welch talks with Vermont Technical College students.	Welch attends the Simpsons Movie premiere in Springfield.
Welch tours GroSolar in White River Junction.	Former Senator Jim Jeffords joined Welch at VINS in Quechee.

Recent Work in Orange & Windsor Counties

Click on the thumbtacks below to learn more about Congressman Welch’s work in Orange & Windsor Counties. 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 Windsor & Orange Counties

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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Health Care Law Invests in Vermont Primary Care

October 8, 2010

Health Centers in Plainfield, Richford and Springfield Awarded $4.3 Million

Community health centers at Springfield, Plainfield and Richford were awarded $4.3 million in the first round of grants under a new health care law, the Vermont congressional delegation announced today.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) fought for $11 billion in The Affordable Care Act to expand health centers and double to 40 million the number of patients served nationwide over the next... Read More

$116 M. Stimulus Grant And Loan Is Targeted To Bring Wireless Broadband To Large Swath Of Vermont’s Unserved Homes And Businesses

August 4, 2010

The Vermont Congressional Delegation -- U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Congressman Peter Welch (D) -- called Wednesday's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of a more than $81 million broadband stimulus grant and a $35 million government backed loan to Springfield-based Vermont Telephone Company (VTel) a "game changer" for Vermonters who so far have been left behind on access to high-speed Internet.

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Rutland Herald: "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Park could expand, under new legislation"

July 22, 2010

Vermont's three-member congressional delegation set the stage this week for the expansion of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park.

The boundaries of the park would be expanded under the bill and would pave the way for the Vermont Land Trust to donate its historic King Farm to the national park system.

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Vermont Delegation Introduces Legislation To Expand the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

July 21, 2010

Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives allowing the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park to acquire Woodstock's King Farm.

At the request of the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) and the Woodstock community, the Vermont delegation is seeking to expand the... Read More

• July 16, 2010 — Welch in Bradford Saturday for Conneticut Valley Fair

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

• June 18, 2010 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch visits Mt. Tom Farmer's Market in Woodstock"

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

• May 3, 2010 — Photo Album: "Windsor Congress in Your Community"

• May 3, 2010 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch Highlights Homestar Energy Retrofit Act at JELD-WEN Inc"

• May 3, 2010 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch Visits Harpoon Brewery in Windsor VT"

• April 5, 2010 — Welch announces $450,000 in funding for Smart Grid program at Vermont Law School

• April 5, 2010 — Photo Album: "Welch announces $450,000 in funding for Smart Grid program at Vermont Law School"

• December 19, 2009 — Photo Album: "Randolph Center Congress in Your Community"

• November 5, 2009 — Valley News: "Welch on Health Care, Again"

• October 18, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Welch defends health care stance"

• October 18, 2009 — Valley News: "Welch Holds Health Care Forum"

• October 17, 2009 — Photo Album: Welch holds the second of two Congressional Forums on Health Care in White River Junction

• September 21, 2009 — Photo Album: "Welch outlines plan to increase Social Security benefits for seniors"

• September 18, 2009 — Photo Album: "Springfield Congress in Your Community"

• September 2, 2009 — Welch tackles college affordability at financial aid roundtable

• June 4, 2009 — Welch calls on Sec. Shinseki to reconsider outsourcing of VA services from Vermont

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

• April 23, 2009 — Video: Rep. Peter Welch honors Edgar May on House floor

• April 6, 2009 — Welch seeks funding for 29 Vermont projects

• March 18, 2009 — Welch brings Vermont voices to budget hearing

• February 27, 2009 — Welch outlines stimulus bill’s impact on Vermont’s green economy Friday in White River Junction

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

• August 18, 2008 — Vermont Delegation Hails Plan To Open New Rural Health Resource Center At The White River Junction VA Hospital

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

• March 3, 2008 — Welch discusses state’s nursing shortage, announces $341,000 for Norwich program

• February 11, 2008 — Cong. Delegation announces funding for White River VA expansion

• January 2, 2008 — Welch announces $235,000 in federal funding for Windham County's Big Brothers Big Sisters program

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

• July 20, 2007 — Welch secures funding to expand Norwich nursing program by fifty-percent

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

• May 14, 2007 — EPA Grants $1.3 Million for Vermont Cleanup