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The senator from Vermont is calling on Biden to reassert the need for a two-state solution after recent violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt. hand-delivered a letter asking President Joe Biden to engage with Israel over recent West Bank violence. (Drew…

Sen. Peter Welch expressed concerns that the Israeli PM underestimates the threat that the situation in the Palestinian territories poses to maintaining the Jewish and democratic identity of Israel US Senator Peter Welch (L) (D-VT) talks on the phone as he makes his way to…

From left, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; state Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint; and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., meet voters at a rally in St. Albans on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Photo by Shaun Robinson/VTDigger In their first bill introduced as Vermont’s new congressional delegation,…

Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming; Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of VermontGetty Images Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Peter Welch previously served together in the US House. The Wyoming Republican and Vermont Democrat have collaborated on government accountability before. They both say they're excited about working…

Peter Welch in the US Senate in November 2022.Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democrat Peter Welch, the newest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shares something in common with many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees: a public defender background. Welch, who replaced Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T2WooMOtIwSenator Peter Welch held a Town Hall in White River Junction on January 13 to share his priorities with Vermonters and hear from constituents about what issues matter to them.