Elisabeth St. Onge

Senators’ letter calls for global cooperation on AI development to preserve public safety and human control  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 15 Senate Democrats in calling…

Welch voted today to end illegal war with Iran  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted in favor of a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s unauthorized and unconstitutional war with Iran.   This is the Senate’s 14th vote to end this…

New legislation would exempt small, rural housing developers from paying unreasonable income tax on grants they receive to help address Vermont’s housing crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, this…

Welch: “We really have to stand up for rural America.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined Center for American Progress (CAP) President and CEO Neera Tanden for a…

Federal Digital Commission would have pre-clearance review of frontier AI models, ability to pause release without necessary safeguards, and assess civil penalties of up to 15% of a firm’s prior-year global revenue   WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on…