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He sees opportunities for bipartisan work, especially on agriculture issues Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo) At the tender age of 75, Peter Welch is starting from scratch, in a way. Welch became one of the oldest freshmen to ever roam the Senate’s…

BENNINGTON — As Vermont faces an increase in opioid overdose deaths — nearly all of them connected to fentanyl – U.S. Sen. Peter Welch is co-sponsoring a bill aimed at improving law enforcement’s understanding of the synthetic painkiller and how it is being misused. Welch,…

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…