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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today spoke in support of a Resolution led by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), that would require the Trump Administration to produce a report on human rights abuses and corruption in Honduras. The Senator’s speech comes after President Trump pardoned convicted felon former President Juan Orlando Hernández in December of 2025.  “The Resolution…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, together with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, introduced bicameral legislation to confront President Trump’s reckless attacks on freedom of speech against visa-holders and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, alongside U.S. Representative Dave Min (D-CA-47), Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Anti-Corruption Task Force, escalated the lawmakers’ ongoing oversight investigation into whether…

Press conference will examine the Trump Administration’s weaponization of immigration law to target protected speech and association   WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, June 17th at 4 PM EDT, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.),Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the Knight First Amendment Institute, Mohsen Mahdawi, a Vermonter and Columbia…

MONTPELIER, VT – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large), Governor Phil Scott and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), today announced that seven Vermont communities will receive a combined $7.6 million from NBRC’s Catalyst Program. “These are important investments and will help…

The bipartisan, bicameral legislation supports advanced DNA technology for investigative agencies  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) this week celebrated the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan Carla Walker Act, legislation which would allow existing federal grant funds to support forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) DNA analysis and help solve…

Bipartisan resolution welcomes the international community to the first FIFA tournament to be jointly hosted by three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today led their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution honoring the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Senators’ resolution celebrates that for first time…