Press Releases

Resolution calls on Administration to Work with Allies and Partners to Streamline and Increase Access to Aid for Gaza to Prevent Further Spread of Disease and Starvation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 15 of his colleagues in introducing a resolution…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Angus King (I-Maine), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing the bicameral Future Advancement of Academic Nursing…

Bill Includes Support for Rural Airports, Dedicated Air Traffic Controller Workforce Funds, Passenger Safety Protections, and Electric Aviation Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, helped advance the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the release of a national security supplemental agreement, which included provisions to address the Israel-Gaza conflict, the war in Ukraine, and our nation’s border, the Senate took a procedural vote today to advance debate on the package. The Senate failed to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in introducing the Improving State and Local Government Access to Performance Contracting Act, legislation that would help state energy offices create…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a panel discussion with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), health care experts, and patient advocates, focused on Big Pharma’s use of so-called patent 'thickets' to prevent generic and biosimilar drugs from entering the market, and the harmful…