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BENNINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, this week hosted a roundtable on rural health care innovation, featuring local health care leaders, medical experts, and community members. The Senator discussed challenges faced by health care providers and patients in Vermont.   While at the Bennington Firehouse, he highlighted the Emergency…

Welch highlights how President Trump has raised costs for average Vermont households by more than $2,000  BENNINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session at Bennington College’s Purple Carrot Farm. The Senator heard from Vermonters about how Washington can work better for Bennington County families, farmers, and businesses.  “President Trump’s policies…

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was negotiated and signed by President Trump in 2018  BURLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s refusal to extend the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, which was negotiated and signed by…

BURLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, released the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which overturns Executive Order 14160, President Trump’s illegal attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship—a constitutional right granted under the Fourteenth…

SAINT ALBANS, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session at 14th Star Brewing Co. in Saint Albans City. The Senator joined community members and local leaders to discuss the challenges facing families, farmers, and businesses in Franklin County and how Washington can work better to address…

BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s rulings in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. In the former, the Court gave the President power to fire the heads of independent agency without cause:  “The Supreme Court’s…