Press Release
                        
                                        
                        Nov 07, 2023
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the formation of a Judicial Nomination Advisory Panel to fill the expected vacancy on the federal bench in the District of Vermont, created by Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford stepping down…
                        
                     
                    
                
                            
                                            
                            Press Release
                        
                                        
                        Nov 03, 2023
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            WASHINGTON – During a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing this week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) raised concerns about persisting threats to the nation’s election administration and stressed the importance of holding those who interfere with elections accountable. Sen. Welch also emphasized the need to…
                        
                     
                    
                
                            
                                            
                            In The News
                        
                                        
                        Nov 02, 2023
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Welch announced the bill at the Choiniere Family Farm, a grass-fed organic dairy in Highgate Center. “The margins are much tighter for us, so this bill is super important,” one of the farm’s owners said. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., announces the introduction of a…
                        
                     
                    
                
                            
                                            
                            Press Release
                        
                                        
                        Nov 01, 2023
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today commended the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan amendment requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a review for veterans who served in Kosovo and engaged in…
                        
                     
                    
                
                            
                                            
                            Press Release
                        
                                        
                        Nov 01, 2023
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the closure of the Montpelier Post Office, which was caused by the devastating summer flooding in Vermont, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on Tuesday sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding the unacceptable…