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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in urging U.S. Secretary of State…

BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following reaction to President Biden’s announcement of a ceasefire deal to stop fighting between Hezbollah and Israel:  “The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, brokered by the United States and France and announced today, is an encouraging…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) led a bipartisan group of 39 Senators in calling on Senate leaders to protect access to Medicare services by ensuring health care providers who treat Medicare patients are adequately compensated for the care they deliver.  The U.S. Centers for Medicare…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with political and human rights activists TatsianaKhomich, Volha Harbunova, and Valery Kavaleuski to discuss ways to release political prisoners in Belarus.  During the meeting, Senator Welch spoke with Ms. Khomich about her sister, Belarusian activist Maryia Kalesnikava. Ms. Kalesnikava was an…

TRAIN Act is Supported by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Human Artistry Campaign, SAG/AFTRA, News/Media Alliance, Recording Academy, Authors Guild, BMI, and more WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Transparency and Responsibility…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) joined U.S. Representatives Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07) to introduce the CBP Guidance on Personal Belongings Act, bicameral legislation to require the U.S. Customs and Border…