Press Release
Apr 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after President Trump announced he fired Attorney General Pam Bondi: “Pam Bondi was a loyalist through and through. Instead of upholding and enforcing the rule of law, Attorney…
Press Release
Apr 01, 2026
JOHNSON, SOUTH HERO & BETHEL, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will travel to Windsor, Grand Isle, and Lamoille Counties next week as part of his ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session series. Senator Welch invites Vermonters to get a cup of coffee and discuss how Washington can work better for the Green Mountain State. The Common…
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Apr 01, 2026
April is National Donate Life Month, which raises awareness for organ, eye, and tissue donation WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the first day of National Donate Life Month, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, cosponsored the Living Donor Protection Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation led by U.S. Senators…
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Mar 31, 2026
Bill would help 30 million Americans—including nearly 100,000 Vermonters— access rural housing assistance for the first time WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined U.S. Senators Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, in introducing the Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of (FARM) Home…
Press Release
Mar 31, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, cosponsored the Safe Step Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation led by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to ensure patients can safely and efficiently access the best treatment available by improving step therapy protocols. U.S.…