Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp:  “As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, we grieve the…

MONTPELIER, VT – Today, the Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large), along with Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced the recipients of the NBRC’s Fall 2024 Catalyst Program and…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this morning published an opinion in the New York Times entitled: “Don’t Kill FEMA. Fix It.” In the Guest Essay, Senator Welch outlined why President Trump’s actions to undermine and potentially dissolve FEMA are misguided—but also committed…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of voting against his nomination on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight delivered remarks outlining his opposition to President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth:  “There’s been a lot of discussion by my colleagues…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after President Trump said he would consider an Executive Order to ‘get rid of’ the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) while visiting victims of natural disasters today: “FEMA needs reforms, and I’m willing…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week opposed the so-called Born Alive Survivors Protection Act, legislation that advances Republican-led efforts to criminalize abortion and override families’ decision-making. The bill would also endanger doctors’ ability to provide women with compassionate health care by…