Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and the entire Senate Democratic caucus in introducing the Women’s Health…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today released the following statement responding to reports that the Trump Administration is considering an executive order to transfer certain U.S. Department of Agriculture…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after Iran launched retaliatory targeted attacks on a U.S. military base in Qatar:  “I condemn Iran’s missile launches targeting U.S. forces in Qatar and am thankful our troops are safe and unharmed. In…

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to Interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released the following statement: “President Trump is an impetuous and weak Commander in Chief. He has now double crossed his supporters. He had promised them he would not lead the Unites States into yet another forever…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released a statement after the United States bombed three nuclear sites in Iran:  “President Trump’s decision to enter a war with Iran does not make America more secure—it puts us in extreme danger. This bombing was…