Press Release
Aug 11, 2023
WASHINGTON—On the one-year anniversary of the PACT Act, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (Calif.-25) celebrated the inclusion of their Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Amendment in this year’s Senate-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in late-July. The bipartisan amendment, which Senator…
Press Release
Aug 09, 2023
BURLINGTON, VT – Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in thanking the Biden Administration for its continued support for New England communities impacted by flooding in July…
Press Release
Aug 09, 2023
BURLINGTON, VT. – Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Congresswoman Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to work closely with Congress to secure supplemental disaster aid for urgent flood recovery and long-term disaster mitigation in…
Press Release
Aug 09, 2023
PERU, VT— This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) attended Southern Vermont Communications Union District’s (SoVT CUD) celebration of broadband buildout across 14 southern Vermont towns. By the end of this year the CUD will have provided broadband coverage via fiber to more than 99% of…
In The News
Aug 06, 2023
He’s the oldest person to be newly elected to the upper chamber, he’s praising Mitch McConnell and he’s cooking his wife’s salmon recipe for Sens. John Fetterman and Katie Britt. Sen. Peter Welch's experience forging professional friendships fills a role in the Senate, where dealmakers…