Press Release
Jan 03, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the start of the 119th Congress: “When I walk onto the floor of the U.S. Senate, I think about the Vermonters I’ve been elected to represent: The parents working multiple jobs who just…
Press Release
Dec 18, 2024
Vermont experienced devastating flooding, severe storms July 2023 & July 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement: “This comprehensive disaster aid is the result of months of bipartisan work. It is vitally necessary to Americans in red states and blue states…
Press Release
Dec 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) this week filed a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The amendment would institute nonrenewable, 18-year terms for new U.S. Supreme Court…
Statement
Dec 04, 2024
Senator Peter WelchStatement for the Congressional RecordDecember 4, 2024On Remembering Donald H. Turner, Jr. Madam President, Donald H. Turner, Jr. epitomized public service. Don grew up in Milton, Vermont, a town of less than 11,000 people. When he was a boy, it had half that…
Press Release
Dec 03, 2024
Senators reiterate call made to Amb. Herzog—More than 14,000 need urgent medical evacuation, including thousands of children WASHINGTON, D.C. — The readout below is attributable to Aaron White, Director of Communications for Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.): This afternoon in his Capitol Hill office, Senator Peter…