Elisabeth St. Onge

Welch nominated the project for federal funding through Congressionally Directed Spending Process  MIDDLEBURY, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Vermont Governor Phil Scott, community members, and partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Stonecrop Meadows in Middlebury. The new housing project will provide…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after the White House confirmed President Trump is expected to put new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China on Saturday:   “Donald Trump has just raised prices for every working American. He…

Welch highlights RFK Jr.’s lack of plans to fix broken health care system  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today raised concerns about the character and fitness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be the Secretary of Health and Human…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp:  “As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, we grieve the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of voting against his nomination on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight delivered remarks outlining his opposition to President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth:  “There’s been a lot of discussion by my colleagues…