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Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2016
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Klobuchar, Franken, Peterson Call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Protect U.S. Dairy Farmers from the Dairy Industry Financial Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 28, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Request for Market-Balancing Help For Struggling Dairy Farmers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 28, 2016
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Press USDA For Market-Balancing Help For Struggling Dairy Farmers
Sen. Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Welch Votes Against House Bill that Guts Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Lawmakers Criticize Industry-Sponsored GMO Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen. Peter Welch
July 13, 2016
Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to House Amendment to S. National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of Providing for Consideration of S. Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act; and Waiving A Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule Xiii with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules
Sen. Peter Welch
July 7, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 7, 2016
Sanders Fights to Protect Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2016
Sanders Defends Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2016
Farm Credit Centennial Celebration
Sen. Peter Welch
July 1, 2016
I'm Proud Vermont is Leading the Nation on GMO Labeling
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
Sanders Vows to Defend Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
I Will Do Everything I Can to Defeat This Terrible GMO Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2016
Sanders To Put Hold on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2016
Sanders Statement on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Steny Hoyer, House Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives - S.J.Res. 28
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Perez, Secretary of the Department of Labor and the Hon. León Rodriguez, Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services - Address H-2A Agriculture Worker Delays
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 12, 2016
Reps. Gibson, Courtney, Welch Introduce Legislation in Support of Northeast Dairy Farmers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 12, 2016
Reps. Gibson, Courtney, Welch Introduce Legislation in Support of Northeast Dairy Farmers
Sen. Peter Welch
March 16, 2016
Sanders Statement on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - Maple Producers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2016
Truth in Labeling
Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 12, 2016
Sanders Statement on FDA Nomine
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 9, 2015
FDA, Do Your Job, But Get It Right
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 8, 2015
Letter to Michael Taylor. FDA Deputy Commissioner - New Cheese Standard That Could Harm Connecticut Dairy Farms
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 4, 2015
Welch, Leahy, Sanders Challenge FDA on New FDA Cheese Standard
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2015
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Industrial Hemp
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 27, 2015
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Invest in Research to Support Wisconsin Farmers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 9, 2015
Citing FDA Nominee's Ties to Rx Industry, Sanders to Oppose New Commissioner
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 28, 2015
On the Road: Energy, Intelligence, Idealism
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 22, 2015
Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Val Doleini, Farm Service Agency Administrator - Dairy Insurance Program
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 14, 2015
Remarks at the Liberty University Convocation
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 24, 2015
Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administrator - Help Small Farmers Comply with New Food Safety Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 27, 2015
Welch Condemns House Passage of Legislation Blocking States from Mandating GMO Labeling
Sen. Peter Welch
July 23, 2015
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Sen. Peter Welch
July 22, 2015
Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 22, 2015
DeLauro, DeFazio, Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2015
Star Tribune - House Ag Committee Approves Bill That Would Ban State GMO Labeling Laws
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2015
Welch Holds Roundtable with Distillery Industry Leaders
Sen. Peter Welch
April 9, 2015
Rutland Herald - Welch Talks Farms and Kids
Sen. Peter Welch
April 2, 2015
Sanders Response to McDonald's Wage Increase
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 20, 2015
Alexander, Murray, Burr, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Support Social and Nutrition Services for Nearly 12 Million U.S. Seniors
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 16, 2015
Ranking Member Sanders Opens Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Year with Conversation about Priorities
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 12, 2015
Final Signup Figures for New Dairy Margin Protection Program Show Majority of Vermont Dairy Farmers are Taking Advantage of Program
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 16, 2014
Leahy, Welch: Greater Protection Starts For Vermont's Fruit, Vegetable And Other Specialty Crop Growers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2016
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Klobuchar, Franken, Peterson Call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Protect U.S. Dairy Farmers from the Dairy Industry Financial Crisis
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 28, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Request for Market-Balancing Help For Struggling Dairy Farmers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 28, 2016
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Press USDA For Market-Balancing Help For Struggling Dairy Farmers
Sen.Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Welch Votes Against House Bill that Guts Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Lawmakers Criticize Industry-Sponsored GMO Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen.Peter Welch
July 13, 2016
Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to House Amendment to S. National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of Providing for Consideration of S. Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act; and Waiving A Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule Xiii with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules
Sen.Peter Welch
July 7, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 7, 2016
Sanders Fights to Protect Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2016
Sanders Defends Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2016
Farm Credit Centennial Celebration
Sen.Peter Welch
July 1, 2016
I'm Proud Vermont is Leading the Nation on GMO Labeling
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
Sanders Vows to Defend Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
I Will Do Everything I Can to Defeat This Terrible GMO Bill
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2016
Sanders To Put Hold on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2016
Sanders Statement on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Steny Hoyer, House Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives - S.J.Res. 28
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Perez, Secretary of the Department of Labor and the Hon. León Rodriguez, Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services - Address H-2A Agriculture Worker Delays
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 12, 2016
Reps. Gibson, Courtney, Welch Introduce Legislation in Support of Northeast Dairy Farmers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 12, 2016
Reps. Gibson, Courtney, Welch Introduce Legislation in Support of Northeast Dairy Farmers
Sen.Peter Welch
March 16, 2016
Sanders Statement on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - Maple Producers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2016
Truth in Labeling
Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 12, 2016
Sanders Statement on FDA Nomine
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 9, 2015
FDA, Do Your Job, But Get It Right
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 8, 2015
Letter to Michael Taylor. FDA Deputy Commissioner - New Cheese Standard That Could Harm Connecticut Dairy Farms
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 4, 2015
Welch, Leahy, Sanders Challenge FDA on New FDA Cheese Standard
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2015
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Industrial Hemp
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 27, 2015
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Invest in Research to Support Wisconsin Farmers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 9, 2015
Citing FDA Nominee's Ties to Rx Industry, Sanders to Oppose New Commissioner
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 28, 2015
On the Road: Energy, Intelligence, Idealism
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 22, 2015
Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Val Doleini, Farm Service Agency Administrator - Dairy Insurance Program
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 14, 2015
Remarks at the Liberty University Convocation
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 24, 2015
Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administrator - Help Small Farmers Comply with New Food Safety Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 27, 2015
Welch Condemns House Passage of Legislation Blocking States from Mandating GMO Labeling
Sen.Peter Welch
July 23, 2015
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Sen.Peter Welch
July 22, 2015
Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 22, 2015
DeLauro, DeFazio, Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2015
Star Tribune - House Ag Committee Approves Bill That Would Ban State GMO Labeling Laws
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2015
Welch Holds Roundtable with Distillery Industry Leaders
Sen.Peter Welch
April 9, 2015
Rutland Herald - Welch Talks Farms and Kids
Sen.Peter Welch
April 2, 2015
Sanders Response to McDonald's Wage Increase
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 20, 2015
Alexander, Murray, Burr, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Support Social and Nutrition Services for Nearly 12 Million U.S. Seniors
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 16, 2015
Ranking Member Sanders Opens Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Year with Conversation about Priorities
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 12, 2015
Final Signup Figures for New Dairy Margin Protection Program Show Majority of Vermont Dairy Farmers are Taking Advantage of Program
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 16, 2014
Leahy, Welch: Greater Protection Starts For Vermont's Fruit, Vegetable And Other Specialty Crop Growers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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