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Peter Welch has become the first Democratic U.S. senator to call for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s not confident President Joe Biden can win the election this fall in the wake of last week's debate. But like most of the rest of the Democrats in Congress, he says he does not want Biden to step aside.

Vermont's junior senator joined Vermont Edition to discuss flood resiliency, the Rural Recovery Act, and nonprofit theater funding.

Sen. Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint each said the verdict indicated the strength of the American judicial system.

Vermont will receive over $74 million from the federal government as part of the appropriations bill passed earlier this month. And there’s more on the way.

For months, residents and businesses have had to travel to East Montpelier or Barre to access most postal services. Sen. Peter Welch says the failure to reopen the facility is part of a much bigger mismanagement crisis at the U.S. Postal Service.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, as well as Rep. Becca Balint, say Israel needs to do more to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch both cited Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, which has killed more than 28,000 Palestinians, including civilians.

Vermont's two U.S. senators are expressing separate concerns about a supplemental aid package in Congress that includes funding for Israel and Ukraine.

Vermont’s congressional delegation is urging the Bureau of Prisons to build a residential reentry program in the state. Vermont is one of only two states without such a facility, which supports people transitioning out of the federal prison system.