From the Bennington Banner, Saturday, January 26, 2008

Local shoppers got a chance to discuss more important issues than paper or plastic in the check-out line on Friday.

Vermont's U.S. Rep. Peter Welch set up shop at Shaw's Supermarket during the afternoon to hear what his constituents had to say about the state of Vermont and the nation in an informal setting. Welch, a Democrat, said he has been going around the state since he was elected in 2006 for the informal events he calls, "Congress in Your Community."

"It's a way of keeping in touch with Vermonters," he said. "Getting to know what's on their mind ... I find it one of the best things I do; it's grassroots politics at its best."

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