Aaron White

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Early this morning, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) voted against President Trump’s rescissions bill, which claws back more than $9 billion in congressionally-appropriated funding for global health, foreign aid, and public media:   “This federal funding was negotiated on a bipartisan basis, passed with bipartisan…

Statement of Senator Peter WelchOn Republicans’ Rescissions Package and Funding to Combat HIV/AIDSAs Prepared for the Congressional RecordJuly 14, 2025 Mr. WELCH.  Mr. President, a June 25th article in the New York Times captured, in a single headline, the disaster that the misguided policies of…

“I appreciate Senator Welch taking on the challenge to create an expedited, more efficient, and flexible emergency management system.”  “Nearly every municipal leader impacted by recent flooding in Vermont has told me that FEMA has been difficult to work with. I’m pleased to see Senator…

Legislation would cut red tape and improve processes for FEMA’s Public Assistance and long-term recovery efforts  KILLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act, new legislation to improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Disaster AID…

Trump and Republicans’ so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ will kick millions off Medicaid and SNAP, explode deficits WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today proposed changes to President Trump and Senate Republicans’ disastrous One Big…