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“We’ve just got to name it for what it is: President Trump believes chaos is an instrument of persuasion,” U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said on Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) - FILE: JAMES BUCK President Donald Trump’s administration has rescinded a memo that…

Kennedy appeared on Wednesday and Thursday in front of the Senate’s finance and health committees, giving independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Peter Welch, a Democrat, a chance to weigh in. Bernie Sanders, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Peter Welch are pictured in Vermont. File…

By U.S. Senator Peter WelchPublished in the New York Times on January 27, 2025 My state of Vermont is still recovering from two catastrophic floods in the past two years. That’s why I agree with President Trump that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is broken…

ST. ALBANS CITY – In light of President Donald Trump’s threats to impose a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with business and industry leaders in St. Albans City Hall to hear their concerns.  Welch started off the conversation Monday…

Courtesy of J. Scott Applewhite/APSen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2023. People around the world welcomed news that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement after months of negotiations. While technical…

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, has long been known for his bipartisan approach to legislating, dating back to his time as the first Democratic Senate President Pro Tem, when he appointed then-Sen. Phil Scott, a Republican, to chair an important committee. That said, bipartisanship is in…