Daniel Davis

Vermont’s Congressional delegation has called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore staff that administers the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). In a letter to Kennedy dated April 4, they state the program is “a lifeline for more than 26,000…

Senators to Secretaries Rubio and Noem: “These actions undermine America’s longstanding commitment to humanitarian protection and place thousands of vulnerable individuals—many of whom served alongside U.S. armed forces—at grave risk” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary…

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Peter Welch joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 25 of their colleagues in introducing The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unaccompanied children with legal…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted to block certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. The Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD), offered by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), would block the Trump Administration’s sale of more than $8 billion in offensive weaponry—including 2,000-pound bombs and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a slate of bipartisan bills to lower the cost of prescription drugs, including several sponsored by Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.).   “We’re facing an affordability crisis right now, and the cost of health care and prescription drugs is…