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Bessent concedes need to address tax haven loophole that allows corporations to avoid paying their fair share  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the ballooning national debt and its implications for hardworking Vermont families.  Sen. Welch: “I want to talk…

Welch: “I urge you to take into account the impact locally, not just the impact financially: to save a dollar, you may lose a forest.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, today pressed Tom Schultz, Chief of the…

ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered a commencement address at St. Johnsbury Academy’s 2026 graduation ceremony. Senator Welch expressed support for St. Johnsbury Academy’s mission to cultivate communities that center on respect, are grounded in Vermont values, and embrace a diversity of ideas.   “We’re all aware that right now, things are not going well. There’s an enormous amount of…

Legislation would make permanent the USDA grant program that helps organic food producers grow their businesses to meet rising market demand  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined the Domestic Organic Investment Act, bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.),…

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) provides lifeline to rural communities  BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, shared that over a dozen rural hospital leaders from Vermont and across the United States are praising the Senate’s unanimous passage of…

Senators: “This settlement agreement and the fund it creates demand accountability.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led all Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) launch an immediate,  thorough, and quick investigation into…