Press Release
Dec 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on legalized sports betting, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called out online sports gambling companies FanDuel and DraftKings for exploiting the addictive nature of gambling and undermining antitrust law. The hearing comes after Senator Welch…
Press Release
Dec 17, 2024
Bill strengthens assistance efforts in humanitarian removal of land mines WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led his colleagues in introducing the Conventional Weapons Destruction and Legacy of Senator Patrick Leahy Act, a new bill to honor Senator Welch’s predecessor, Senator Patrick Leahy, for…
Press Release
Dec 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week led colleagues Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing the Sanctions and Accountability for Non-Compliance and Transparent Investigative…
Press Release
Dec 12, 2024
Bills build on Welch’s WEATHER Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Natural Disaster Education and Outreach Act and the State Climate Assessment Act, bills that would improve state-level climate research and public education campaigns to boost local resilience, recovery,…
Press Release
Dec 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday to advocate for the freedom of political prisoners around the world. The Senators urged bipartisan cooperation to secure the release of prisoners of conscience…