Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel:  “We will never forget the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Almost 1,200 people, including 43 Americans, lost their lives that day…

BURLINGTON, VT – Today at Handy’s Lunch in Burlington, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, hosted a press event with Vermonters who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits to access health coverage. Government funding lapsed last…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released a statement following Senate Republicans’ failure to negotiate with Democrats to fund the government:    “Nobody wants a shutdown—it is damaging to our economy, to federal workers, and to the foundation of our democracy. A shutdown,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for a discussion about how the Trump Administration…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump Administration announced that Pfizer has agreed to sell select prescription medications directly to patients at a discount on a new direct purchasing platform, TrumpRx.gov, and in exchange, Pfizer will receive a three-year grace period on President Trump’s proposed 100%…

Welch calls on Republicans to join forces with Democrats to avert government shutdown  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday night on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led seven Senate colleagues in imploring…