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

Southern Vermont receives $470,000 to bolster long-term recovery efforts following Irene

December 11, 2012

The Windham Regional Commission and the Bennington County Regional Commission will receive $470,000 in Economic Development Administration (EDA) funds to bolster long-term recovery efforts in southern Vermont following Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont's congressional delegation announced today.

The funds will be used by the regional planning commissions to expand the capacity of public officials and economic development organiza... Read More

Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch Attends Central Railroad High Speed Rail Project Dedication'

October 5, 2012

 

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Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch attends Bartonsville Covered Bridge Commemoration Event'

August 29, 2012

 

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Bennington Banner: 'Welch: FEMA decision is not last word'

July 23, 2012

Vermont Rep. Peter Welch said he "will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the folks in Bennington to reverse FEMA's decision" announced last week that could leave local taxpayers on the hook for $4 million is emergency river work after Tropical Storm Irene hit last August.

Town officials said last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has ruled that "emergency protective measures" completed in the days and weeks imme... Read More

Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch visits Bennington Walloomsac Farmers’ Market'

July 14, 2012

 

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• May 22, 2012 — Leahy, Sanders And Welch Announce Lifting Of The Threat Of Deportation That Hovered Over Same-Sex Couple In Dummerston

• May 11, 2012 — Bennington Banner: 'Welch: Congress needs compromise'

• May 11, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch visits Bennington Rotary'

• May 11, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch visits Price Chopper Pharmacy in Bennington'

• May 11, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch visits Vermont Country Store in Manchester'

• May 11, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Manchester Congress in Your Community'

• April 14, 2012 — Brattleboro Reformer: 'Welch visits local flood-damaged businesses'

• April 13, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch kicks off post-Irene small business listening sessions in Wilmington and Newfane'

• March 3, 2012 — Brattleboro Reformer: 'Welch vows to fight corporate personhood'

• March 2, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Brattleboro Congress in Your Community'

• March 2, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch visits Vermont Circuits in Brattleboro'

• February 17, 2012 — Rutland Herald: 'Delegation urges deportation hold'

• February 10, 2012 — Photo Album: 'Bennington Congress in Your Community'

• February 3, 2012 — Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Nine Grants To Vt. Firms Will Plow $857,542 Into Strengthening Value-Added Agricultural Innovation

• February 3, 2012 — Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont NeighborWorks Groups Garner $1.2 M. In Grants To Help Vermonters Find, Keep and Maintain Homes And To Cope With Irene's Aftermath

• November 8, 2011 — Delegation announces assistance to Franklin, Washington and Windham to help with spring flooding damage

• October 18, 2011 — At Westminster farm, Welch outlines plan to help Vermont farmers recover from Irene

• September 16, 2011 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch tours flood damage in Wilmington and Bennington'

• September 1, 2011 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch tours flood damage in Windsor and Brattleboro'

• August 18, 2011 — Ten Vt. Farms And Businesses Net Energy-Saving Grants

• June 29, 2011 — Welch unveils bipartisan legislation to regulate GPS tracking of individuals

• June 28, 2011 — Bennington Banner: 'Bill would extend Guard Outreach Act'

• June 28, 2011 — Rutland Herald: 'Welch wants to expand veterans’ outreach nationally'

• June 27, 2011 — Welch announces bipartisan legislation to expand successful Vermont veterans outreach program

• June 27, 2011 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch attends Patriot Flag Celebration in Bennington'

• June 27, 2011 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch announces bipartisan legislation to expand successful Vermont veterans outreach program'

• June 27, 2011 — Photo Album: 'Manchester Center Congress in Your Community'

• March 31, 2011 — Welch fights proposal that threatens the existence of the Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport

• March 29, 2011 — WAMC: 'Congressman Holds Town Hall Meeting in Bennington'

• February 25, 2011 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch visits G.S. Precision in Brattleboro'

• February 25, 2011 — Photo Album: 'Rep. Welch holds Farm-to-Plate Roundtable in Dummerston'

• February 25, 2011 — Brattleboro Congress in Your Community

• November 10, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont rail improvements begin"

• September 30, 2010 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Vermont receives funding for Amtrak"

• September 29, 2010 — Delegation Welcomes Release of Funds for ‘Vermonter’ High-Speed Rail Project

• September 17, 2010 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch visits St. Albans City School"

• September 2, 2010 — Photo Album: 'Welch visits Southern Vermont College"

• 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