Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released a statement following Senate Republicans’ failure to negotiate with Democrats to fund the government:    “Nobody wants a shutdown—it is damaging to our economy, to federal workers, and to the foundation of our democracy. A shutdown,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for a discussion about how the Trump Administration…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump Administration announced that Pfizer has agreed to sell select prescription medications directly to patients at a discount on a new direct purchasing platform, TrumpRx.gov, and in exchange, Pfizer will receive a three-year grace period on President Trump’s proposed 100%…

Welch calls on Republicans to join forces with Democrats to avert government shutdown  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday night on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led seven Senate colleagues in imploring…

“Our justice system operates on the principle that the President cannot demand the prosecution of an individual to settle personal scores, let alone when there is no credible evidence that a person engaged in any wrongdoing,” the Senators wrote following the indictment of former FBI…

WEOC featured keynote remarks from best-selling author Mirna Valerio and Senator Welch, followed by interactive skills-building workshops  RANDOLPH, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted the 2025 Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference, which included interactive workshops on growing economic opportunity, cultivating new audiences, and improving skills.…