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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced the witnesses for their forum Wednesday, “Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer's, & Other Diseases.” The forum will feature former Director of the National Institutes…

Welch: “Newsflash for my colleagues across the aisle: their claims of a ‘vast cover-up’ against conservatives will get debunked as quickly as their claims about supporting free speech.” WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, announced…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today during President Trump’s Cabinet meeting, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said, “We are going to eliminate FEMA.” Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following reaction:  “The Trump Administration’s grand plan for victims of natural disasters is to abandon them—and it’s…

Senators: “Attempts by the government to punish an individual simply for espousing political views it disagrees with are wrong and unconstitutional.”  WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today , U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump’s unconstitutional Executive Order to eliminate the Department of Education, which would require an act of Congress:   “Donald Trump is pulling the rug out from underneath a critical element…

“Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer's, & Other Diseases” will spotlight patients, universities, and researchers impacted by cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) announced that on Wednesday, March 26, at…