May 07, 2024
Report Finds Big Drug Companies Raked in Nearly $29 Billion in Profits & Spent Over $28 Billion Rewarding Shareholders In Just The First Three Months of 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.-06) joined Protect Our Care to call out…
May 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) this week led eight of his colleagues, including Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in…
May 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chamber of Progress recently released a new study analyzing the full costs of a lapse in Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding. The study found that lower-income families would not only lose access to high-speed internet but also to $10 billion in work…
May 06, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “On Yom HaShoah, we remember and grieve the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims who perished at the hands of the Nazis. We also honor the strength of the survivors and the…
May 03, 2024
Randolph, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced registration for the Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference, held in Randolph on June 8th is open. Vermonters interested in attending this free event can learn more and sign up by visiting the Senator’s website. “Women-led businesses…
May 02, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, applauded the Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement that the agency has finalized amended water heater efficiency standards to save consumers over $7 billion on…
