Press Release
Jun 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released the following statement: “President Trump is an impetuous and weak Commander in Chief. He has now double crossed his supporters. He had promised them he would not lead the Unites States into yet another forever…
Press Release
Jun 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released a statement after the United States bombed three nuclear sites in Iran: “President Trump’s decision to enter a war with Iran does not make America more secure—it puts us in extreme danger. This bombing was…
Press Release
Jun 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) from a Department of Homeland Security press conference: “What we have just witnessed should shock the conscience of every Member…
Press Release
May 20, 2025
Welch on Trump using the IRS for political goals: “The president is not restrained by what’s legal or not.” WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) grilled President Trump’s nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Senator Welch…
Press Release
May 20, 2025
Tuesday’s forum featured former agency officials from FDA, ACF, CMS, and HRSA WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today led their colleagues in kicking off a two-day spotlight forum, entitled “Trump’s Destruction of HHS: Mass Firings, Reorganization, and the…