{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.welch.senate.gov/media-advisory-ahead-of-small-business-saturday-welch-to-tour-local-businesses-in-burlington-brattleboro/", "MEDIA ADVISORY: Ahead of Small Business Saturday, Welch to Tour Local Businesses in Burlington, Brattleboro", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "VT", "Peter Welch", "W000800", "www.welch.senate.gov", "welch", "https://www.welch.senate.gov/category/press-release/page/", "scraper", "BURLINGTON and BRATTLEBORO, VT \u2014 U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will travel to Burlington and Brattleboro next week ahead of Small Business Saturday and the holiday season to meet with small business owners and discuss the importance of shopping small.\n\n\u201cVermont\u2019s small businesses power our Main Streets\u2014they\u2019re a source of great pride for the state, employing thousands and supporting our local economy. This holiday season, I encourage Vermonters to shop small and support local businesses and workers,\u201d said Sen. Welch.\n\nVermont boasts nearly 82,000 small businesses, which represent 99% of all businesses in the state. Small businesses employ more than 62% of Vermont\u2019s overall workforce\u2014higher than the national average.\n\nTOUR SCHEDULE:\n\nMonday, November 24th, 2025: Burlington\n\nMeeting Location: AC Hotel (130 Bank St, Burlington, VT 05401);\n\nfollowed by stops at Outdoor Gear Exchange (37 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401) and Phoenix Books (89 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401)\n\nMeeting Time: 9:45 AM ET\n\nTuesday, November 25th, 2025: Brattleboro\n\nMeeting Location: Brattleboro Food Co-op (2 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301);\n\nfollowed by stops at Burrow\u2019s Sports (105 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301) and The Hatch Space (22 High Street, 3rd Floor, Brattleboro, VT 05301)\n\nMeeting Time: 10:00 AM ET\n\nRSVP:Media are asked to RSVP to Aaron White; 202-960-0677\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.welch.senate.gov/media-advisory-ahead-of-small-business-saturday-welch-to-tour-local-businesses-in-burlington-brattleboro/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2908738572150469, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}