WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, announced he will bring Alyssa Black as his guest to the 2026 State of the Union address. Alyssa is one of more than 30,000 Vermonters who lost access to enhanced Affordable Care Act's premium tax credits after Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration refused to work with Congressional Democrats to extend them. Millions of people across the country now face double, or even triple, premium costs-or are forced to go without coverage altogether.
Alyssa Black is from Essex, Vermont. She is a small business owner and a member of the Vermont State House of Representatives. R...