AJ Byambasaikhan

BARRE, VT – Today in Barre, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined nutrition advocates and leaders from across Vermont for a press conference outlining how President Trump and Republicans’ tax and spending bill will hurt SNAP (called 3SquaresVT in Vermont) and other hunger and nutrition…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released new data highlighting the impact of President Trump’s economic policies and Republicans’ so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on hardworking Vermont families.   The new report reveals that…

Bipartisan resolution recognizes decades of deep and enduring friendship between Denmark and the U.S.; Resolution earned support from Danish officials  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the Senate’s unanimous passage of his bipartisan resolution, led with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), honoring friendship…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump’s new tariffs, which will raise tariff rates for nearly every country, inflict higher costs on consumers and businesses, and plunge the economy into chaos:   “A tariff is a tax, and President…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the entire Senate Democratic caucus in reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, legislation that…