Vermont Congressman Peter Welch, a Democrat at-large, spoke with reporters on a conference call Wednesday afternoon from the U.S. Capitol after extremists
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By Guy Page
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch will not support an investigation into alleged 2020 General Election electoral fraud, either before or after Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 he said at a Montpelier press conference Tuesday.
Rep. Welch, a Democrat, and Vermont’s lone congressman since his election in 2006, attended Gov. Phil Scott’s Tuesday press briefing to provide information on Vermont’s share of the $900 stimulus package approved by Congress and as yet unsigned by Pres. Donald Trump.
Vermont Daily asked Rep. Welch (at two hours, 25 minutes on ORCA video): “Congressman Welch – If – and I know it’s a big if – you were persuaded either before or after Inauguration Day that the 2020 general election was a victim of significant electoral fraud, would you call for and support a House investigation?”
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At his COVID-19 update today, Vermont Governor Phil Scott was joined by the state’s at-large Congressman to review the new federal coronavirus relief package.
Governor Scott opened his briefing announcing some changes in state COVID guidelines. While cases are higher than state officials would like, the level of COVID positive cases appears to be stabilizing with a positive test rate at or below 2.2 percent. The state has prohibited social gatherings between multiple households but due to the improved data Scott announced a limited modification to that rule. “I want to stress there’s a risk of COVID transmission when people gather especially indoors and without masking. However given our virus case numbers have leveled out and that the other stringent measures will remain in place gathering with one other trusted household will be allowed from December 23rd through January 2nd. Gathering with more than one household, even if it’s on different days, is not permitted
Jenna Tatro
Jennaâs Promise, the organization launched by the parents of a Johnson woman who died last year from an opioid overdose, has opened a new recovery house for women who have suffered from many of the travails that befall those with substance use disorder.
In announcing the opening, U.S. Attorney for Vermont Christina Nolan said the recovery house will be for women with âcomplex trauma histories,â such as domestic and sexual violence and human trafficking, many of whom also suffer from drug addiction.
âTo our knowledge, a recovery program of this breadth is the first of its kind in the country, and certainly we believe itâs the first of its kind in Vermont,â Nolan said in a recent Zoom meeting that included Greg and Dawn Tatro, Jennaâs parents, as well as a slate of local, state and federal officials, including Congressman Peter Welch and staffers for Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders.