Statement

Statement of Senator Peter WelchHonoring Jane GoodallRemarks as Submitted to the Congressional RecordOctober 1, 2025 I rise to pay tribute to Jane Goodall, whose pioneering scientific research on the behavior of chimpanzees and decades of tirelessly circling the globe to build support for the protection…

Statement from Senator Peter WelchPrinted in the Congressional RecordSeptember 4, 2025 Mr. President, on November 30th the people of Honduras will choose their next president and members of the National Congress. The stakes could not be higher. I am deeply concerned both about the integrity…

Statement of Senator Peter WelchOn Republicans’ Rescissions Package and Funding to Combat HIV/AIDSAs Prepared for the Congressional RecordJuly 14, 2025 Mr. WELCH.  Mr. President, a June 25th article in the New York Times captured, in a single headline, the disaster that the misguided policies of…

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…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted against congressional Republicans’ Continuing Resolution (CR), which would give the Trump Administration authority to strip funding without oversight by Congress and cut billions from previously bipartisan programs and initiatives. Senator Welch released the following expanded…

The following Vote Explanation was submitted for S.9: Mr. President, I was absent from the Senate on March 3, 2025. Had I been present for rollcall vote No. 100 on S.9, I would have voted no. This legislation is a gross overreach of Federal authority…