Aaron White

Statement from Senator Peter WelchPrinted in the Congressional RecordSeptember 4, 2025 Mr. President, on November 30th the people of Honduras will choose their next president and members of the National Congress. The stakes could not be higher. I am deeply concerned both about the integrity…

SOUTH HERO, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight hosted a Listening Session in South Hero focused on how President Trump’s trade war and Republicans’ recently-passed tax and spending bill will hurt Vermonters. The event was attended by 150 people.  Senator Welch released new…

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…