Jan 06, 2026
“There’s common ground here to do something that’s beneficial to all Americans, so we’re determined to keep trying.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently joined National Public Radio’s Morning Edition to discuss his efforts to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Premium…
Jan 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) released the following statement: “The attack on the Capitol itself happened five years ago, but the threat to our democracy continues today. Whether our democracy will endure…
Jan 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, recently joined National Public Radio to reflect on the five-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. Senator Welch discussed his harrowing experience in…
Jan 05, 2026
New section at DOJ’s Civil Rights Division will enforce Trump’s Executive Order on the Second Amendment WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) wrote to…
Dec 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees, and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) today reintroduced the Global Climate Resilience Act, legislation that would create a new debt-for-resilience program to bolster the United States’ ability to…