WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Inflation Reduction Act and USDA-funded grants will help create jobs and support energy efficiency improvements BURLINGTON, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy,celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of more than $2.1 million to Vermont to support renewable energy projects and help lower energy costs for   more