WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered a commencement address at St. Johnsbury Academy's 2026 graduation ceremony. Senator Welch expressed support for St. Johnsbury Academy's mission to cultivate communities that center on respect, are grounded in Vermont values, and embrace a diversity of ideas.
"We're all aware that right now, things are not going well. There's an enormous amount of turbulence in civic life. And the question for each of us is: how do we stand up for the Vermont code of freedom and unity? It's not a world where we want it to be the survival of the fittest. It's not a world where we want to get ahead at the expense of others. It's not a world w...