Peter Welch

Welch Presses Secretary Bessent About National Debt and Tax Policies at Finance Committee Hearing Bessent concedes need to address tax haven loophole that allows corporations to avoid paying their fair share WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance…

Welch Delivers Commencement Address at St. Johnsbury Academy’s 2026 Graduation Ceremony ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered a commencement address at St. Johnsbury Academy’s 2026 graduation ceremony. Senator Welch expressed support for St. Johnsbury Academy’s mission to…

HASKELL FREE LIBRARY AND OPERA HOUSE Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 93 (Tuesday, June 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2492] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HASKELL…

Welch Presses Forest Service Chief on How U.S. Forest Service Reorganization Plan Endangers Vermont’s Forests Welch: “I urge you to take into account the impact locally, not just the impact financially: to save a dollar, you may lose a forest.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a…

Welch Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Vermont’s Organic Farmers and Producers Legislation would make permanent the USDA grant program that helps organic food producers grow their businesses to meet rising market demand WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the…

What They Are Saying: Rural Hospitals Across America Welcome Senate Passage of Welch-Supported Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) provides lifeline to rural communities BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate…

Welch Leads All Senate Democratic Judiciary Colleagues in Demanding Urgent and Thorough Investigation into Trump’s $1.8 billion DOJ Slush Fund Senators: “This settlement agreement and the fund it creates demand accountability.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the…

Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to End Federal Death Penalty WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, joined the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act, bicameral legislation led by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch to Travel to Wisconsin to Speak with Farmers, Rural Communities About Ag Economy, Trade War, and Rural Health Care EAU CLAIRE and LA CROSSE, WI—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, will travel to western…

Welch Joins Bill to Increase Tax on Stock Buybacks as Major Oil and Gas Companies Profit Off Trump’s War in Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, cosponsored the Taxing Buybacks from Big Oil Windfalls Act, legislation led by Senate…

Welch, Collins Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Seniors from High Cost of Post-Hospitalization Care Bill would close loophole in Medicare policy that leaves seniors with high costs after leaving the hospital WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate…

Welch, Min Join MS NOW’s The Weeknight to Discuss Bicameral Probe into Trump Pardons Today – Friday, May 22nd —is the deadline for responses to the lawmakers’ letters WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday evening, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The…

Welch: “Why are we spending a billion dollars on a ballroom?” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, took to the Senate floor to underscore how President Trump is trying to swindle hardworking American taxpayers to pay for his $1 billion…

Welch Celebrates New Federal Funding for GlobalFoundries’ Quantum Technology Solutions WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the announcement of a $375 million investment by the Department of Commerce to support GlobalFoundries’ (GF) new quantum foundry, Quantum…

Welch, Cruz, Gillibrand, Britt, and Schmitt Lead Senate Passage of Bipartisan TREY’S Law to Protect Child Sexual Assault Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.),…

TERMINATING RESTRICTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF YOUTH SETTLEMENTS LAW Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2398-S2407] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing…

Welch Ensures Delivery of $260,000 in Federal Funding to Improve Family Travel Experience at Burlington International Airport WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of $260,000 in federal funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT),…

Welch to National Grocers Association: “We cannot allow monopoly power to squeeze out local small businesses.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights,…

DIRECTING THE REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM HOSTILITIES WITHIN OR AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS--Motion to Discharge Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 85 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 85 (Tuesday,…

Welch Statement Calling for Acting AG Blanche to Resign WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) expanded agreement to bar the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from pursuing claims or audits against President Trump…

Ranking Member Welch Rebukes Supreme Court’s Decision to Turn Back the Clock on Voting Rights: “We should be competing on the basis of our ideas. We should not be competing on how clever we can draw the map to suit our own political bias.” WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a Judiciary subcommittee hearing today,…

Welch Leads Effort to Rein in Defense Department’s Use of Fast-Tracked Contracts to Help Build ICE Warehouses WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 15 of his colleagues in calling for new language in the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) appropriations bill to tighten control and oversight…

Welch, Klobuchar, Colleagues Raise Concerns about the USDA Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area Reorganization WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senate Agriculture…

Welch Calls on Rubio to Abide by the Leahy Law and Investigate New Reports of Human Rights Abuses Welch’s remarks on the Senate Floor follow shocking new reporting from the New York Times WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called on U.S. Secretary of…

SEXUAL VIOLENCE Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2292-S2293] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SEXUAL VIOLENCE Mr.…

Welch Supports Bipartisan Bills to Support Law Enforcement and Community Safety, Celebrates Advancement of Bipartisan Carla Walker Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — In honor of National Police Week, the Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced several bipartisan bills co-sponsored by Senator Peter Welch…

Welch Joins Axios to Discuss Lowering Drug Prices, Democrats’ Post-Midterms Health Care Agenda Welch joined Axios’ Future of Health Summit 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee on Health Care, joined Axios Live for their second annual…

Vermont Congressional Delegation Announces Over $20 Million in FEMA Funding to Help Vermont Rebuild and Recover from 2023 Floods WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint…

PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION RELATING TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE RULE... Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume…

PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION RELATING TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE RULE... Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume…

Welch: “We are in a crisis in American agriculture.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety, emphasized how…

Welch, Blackburn Celebrate Senate’s Unanimous Passage of Bill to Require Baby Changing Stations on Amtrak Trains WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today celebrated the Senate’s unanimous passage of their bipartisan, bicameral Baby Changing on Board…

Welch Statement on Millions Dropping Federal Marketplace Health Care Coverage NOTUS Finds 1 in 5 ACA marketplace enrollees dropped coverage since January WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, today released the following…

Welch Joins Markey, Cantwell, Schumer and 22 Colleagues in Slamming Trump for Terminating National Science Board, Continuing War on Science WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Democratic Leader…

Welch Highlights Bills to Support Farmers, Protect Creators in Hearing with Director of the U.S. Copyright Office WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, questioned Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights…

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 79 (Monday, May 11, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 79 (Monday, May 11, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2194-S2195] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] WORLD PRESS FREEDOM…

Welch Excoriates Assistant AG Dhillon’s Push for Voter Data as Leading to Potential Disenfranchisement of Millions Welch to Dhillon: “For nearly 70 years, the Civil Rights Division has enforced federal statutes that protect Americans’ right to vote. Your leadership represents a marked departure…

Welch Provides Remarks at Washington Electric Cooperative’s Annual Meeting MONTPELIER, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, this week delivered remarks at the Washington Electric Coop’s (WEC) Annual…

Welch Statement on FEMA Review Council’s Report BURLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council’s recently-released recommendations to slash the agency in half: “FEMA is essential in the aftermath of a…

Welch, Kim Urge DHS Secretary Mullin to Improve FEMA, Protect Agency from Staffing Cuts, and Deliver Meaningful Reform Senators: “As the agency turns a new page, under your leadership, we write to outline several priorities that we hope to advance together.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent this…

Welch Leads Eleven Colleagues in Demanding Answers about U.S. and Israeli Military’s Adherence to International Law in the Middle East A dozen Senate Dems, led by Welch, ask U.S. Central Command whether American forces have provided support to Israel’s forced displacement of 1,000,000 civilians in…

Welch, Balint Host Roundtable on Election Integrity with Vermont Secretary of State Copeland Hanzas and Vermont Town Clerks SHELBURNE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committees, alongside U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT-AL), Vice Ranking…

Welch, Min Launch Bicameral Oversight Investigation into Trump Pardons Amid Corruption Concerns WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, alongside U.S. Representative Dave Min (D-CA-47), Member of the House…

Welch Hosts ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ Listening Session in Addison County MIDDLEBURY, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session in Middlebury. The Senator joined community members and local leaders to discuss how Washington…

Welch Speaks with Vermonters About Rising Grocery Prices and Food Production Costs Welch hosted events with Vermont farmers, nutrition advocates, and working families while in Addison County ADDISON COUNTY, VT –U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Senate Finance…

Welch Joins Vermont Public Radio’s Vermont Edition BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Senate Finance Committees, joined Vermont Public’s Vermont Edition to discuss how President Trump’s economic policies and have made it harder for Vermont…

Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) provides lifeline to rural communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care joined U.S. Senators Chuck…

Welch Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, Calls for the United States to Renew Commitment to Freedom of the Press at Home and Around the World WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following Statement for the Congressional Record commemorating World Press Freedom Day,…

NEXT WEEK: Welch to Discuss Skyrocketing Food Prices, Election Integrity; Host Common Grounds Listening Session in Addison County Welch will discuss rising food and production costs on Wednesday Welch, Balint will discuss election integrity with Vermont Town Clerks and Vermont Secretary of State on…

Welch Announces Release of $1 Million in Federal Funding to Support Eight Rural Development Projects in Vermont’s NEK WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today announced the delivery of…