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Mar 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the economic, scientific, and national security impacts of reducing or eliminating federal support for scientific research at institutions of higher education. In his letter to Acting GAO Comptroller General Williams…
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Mar 23, 2026
Expenses included signing bonus, horse rental, hair and makeup WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations today release new information on payments made under a subcontract issued to The Strategy Group Company as part of the $220 million advertising…
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Mar 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights,today joined U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in introducing the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act, legislation that would bring down prices for American families and support small businesses…
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Mar 20, 2026
Republican ad firms Strategic Media Services Inc. and Smart Media Group LLC reportedly placed Mount Rushmore ad featuring Secretary Kristi Noem Senators request subcontracts, invoices, and communications, including with Noem, Lewandowski, and McLaughlin WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Republican advertising companies Strategic Media Services Inc. and Smart Media…
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Mar 17, 2026
Senators: “Seedance 2.0 poses a direct threat to the American intellectual property system and, more broadly, to the constitutional rights and economic livelihoods of our creative community.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today urged ByteDance to immediately…