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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) pressed for improved rural postal service in Vermont and across the country. Welch, a longtime leader on postal issues, stressed that United States Postal Service (USPS) deliveries have slowed beyond recognition, making it harder…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) returned from a congressional delegation to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his cabinet to discuss maintaining the strong partnership between the United States and Mexico.   Led by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Jeff Merkley…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee Hearing held today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) urged United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to support Vermont farmers, producers, and small businesses. Welch, who chairs the Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on…

As confusion brews about legal access to mifepristone—a safe and effective drug approved by FDA 20+ years ago—Senators press top pharmacy chains on plans to ensure strongest possible access for patients WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate…

The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023 is the comprehensive response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, would restore reproductive rights to millions of wome WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard…

MORRISVILLE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened a roundtable discussion Friday to discuss the current state of hunger and nutrition in Lamoille County. The conversation centered on the changing nature of hunger in Vermont, where food pantries and support organizations have seen higher demand than…