Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) praised today’s announcement by the University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) and United Healthcare (UHC) that UVMHN will remain in UHC’s provider network through the end of the 2023 plan year.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called for stronger support for families in East Palestine, OH, who were exposed to toxic contaminants following the February 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today questioned Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation hearing. The hearing was convened in response to the February 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals through East Palestine,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) pressed for improved rural postal service in Vermont and across the country. Welch, a longtime leader on postal issues, stressed that United States Postal Service (USPS) deliveries have slowed beyond recognition, making it harder…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) returned from a congressional delegation to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his cabinet to discuss maintaining the strong partnership between the United States and Mexico.   Led by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Jeff Merkley…