Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following response to President Trump’s formal nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States (AG):   “The United States Attorney General is the lawyer of the American people, not the…

Senators: “The 60-day clock specified in the War Powers Resolution does not have a pause button.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 34 Senate Democrats in demanding that President Trump provide legal justification for the use of military…

Senators: “We are concerned about consumer access to safe and affordable air travel as we head into a busy summer travel season.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today partnered with Senator Tammy Duckworth, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week delivered remarks from the Senate floor underscoring how an attack by the Trump Administration on Cuba would be another reckless and illegal use of U.S. military power. In his remarks, Senator Welch emphasized the overwhelming opposition to a war with Cuba, especially amid President Trump’s war with Iran.  “Like so…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early this morning, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) voted against Republicans’ budget reconciliation package, which funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without any commonsense and necessary reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).   Senator Welch proposed several amendments and changes to…

Welch: “This is all part of a radical crusade against immigration.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, emphasized how the Trump Administration’s efforts to alter the rights of naturalized citizens is part of a broader anti-immigrant agenda that has violently…