Press Release
Jan 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today issued the following statement on recently released Department of Defense Instruction on Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response: “The Pentagon’s new policy to limit and mitigate civilian harm is long overdue. Most importantly, the policy will help bring…
In The News
Jan 09, 2024
US lawmakers are mobilizing to prevent abrupt price hikes on millions of Americans’ internet bills, announcing new legislation to rescue a popular government program that’s set to run out of funding this spring. The previously unreported bipartisan legislation expected Wednesday in both the House and…
In The News
Jan 08, 2024
“It’s astonishing. It really is,” U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said Monday. “If they don’t respond to two U.S. senators and a representative … how does that make everyday people feel that their government is working for them?” Ben Doyle of the Montpelier Commission for…
Press Release
Jan 08, 2024
SWANTON and BURLINGTON, VT –Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) traveled to the northern border on Thursday for a tour of the Swanton Sector with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers, and also convened Vermont-based refugee, migrant, and asylum assistance services providers in Burlington. “There’s no question that our immigration…
Press Release
Jan 05, 2024
Bill Aligns Medicare Payments for EMS Providers with Community Needs, Ensures EMS Can Provide Essential Medical Care to Rural Communities BETHEL, VT – On January 5, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined EMS providers at White River Valley Ambulance to tour the facility and discuss the…