Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement: “I voted NO tonight to striking down the newly revised D.C. criminal code because D.C. residents, through their elected representatives on the D.C. Council, deserve the right to determine their laws—without interference from Congress.  I have serious concerns…

SHELDON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) held a press conference today at the Howrigan Dairy Farm in Sheldon, Vermont, calling for passage of the DAIRY PRIDE Act to reverse a proposed FDA rule allowing beverages derived from plants to be labeled ‘milk’. The rule…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, voicing his concern for the future of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urging the Biden Administration to make assertive efforts to end the cycle of violence between Israeli settlers…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and U.S. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) today introduced legislation to lower costs for veterans traveling to receive medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). By increasing the VA’s travel reimbursement rate,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed guidance last week allowing nut, oat, soy, and other non-dairy products to use the name "milk,” U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced bipartisan legislation…

Welch well-placed to bring vital resources to rural communities and support Vermont farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced that he will chair the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee during the 118th Congress. Sen. Welch will also serve on additional…