{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.welch.senate.gov/senator-welch-to-host-common-grounds-listening-session-in-essex-county/", "Senator Welch\u00a0to Host\u00a0Common Grounds\u00a0Listening Session in\u00a0Essex County", "2026-08-20", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "VT", "Peter Welch", "W000800", "www.welch.senate.gov", "welch", "https://www.welch.senate.gov/category/press-release/page/", "scraper", "ISLAND POND, VT \u2014 U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will travel to Essex County next week as part of his \u2018Common Grounds\u2019 listening session series.\n\nThis event will be held from 10:00 -11:00 AM ET at the scenic outdoor pavilion at Lakeside Park: 32 Mill St., Island Pond, VT. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and join Senator Welch for a discussion about how Washington can work better for the Green Mountain State.\n\nThe Senator will host \u2018Common Grounds\u2019 listening sessions in every county of Vermont in 2026. So far, Senator Welch has hosted \u2018Common Grounds\u2019 events in Bennington, Franklin, Addison, Windsor, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Caledonia counties.\n\nLOGISTICS:\n\nWHO: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)\n\nWHEN: Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 from 10:00 \u2013 11:00 AM ET\n\nWHERE: Scenic outdoor pavilion at Lakeside Park: 32 Mill St., Island Pond, VT\n\nRSVP: Vermonters canRSVP HERE for Senator Welch\u2019s \u2018Common Grounds\u2019 Listening Session in Essex County.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-21T05:30:57Z", "2026-08-21T05:32:22Z"]], "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/senator-welch-to-host-common-grounds-listening-session-in-essex-county/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9486731141805649, "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"}