Daniel Davis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week opposed the so-called Born Alive Survivors Protection Act, legislation that advances Republican-led efforts to criminalize abortion and override families’ decision-making. The bill would also endanger doctors’ ability to provide women with compassionate health care by…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today questioned Brooke Rollins, President Trump’s nominee to be the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), about several Vermont-focused concerns in her nomination hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee. Senator Welch questioned Ms. Rollins…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s actions ordering the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division to freeze all new civil rights cases or investigations and indicating that it…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Orders, signed within hours of taking office, to end refugee resettlement, birthright citizenship, and humanitarian parole; reinstate and expand travel ban and ‘Remain in Mexico’ policies; and freeze the…

On Jan. 17th, the Biden Administration announced 15 additional prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, including drugs to fight diabetes and treat cancers, asthma, and heart disease WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and…