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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) in reintroducing the Farm to School Act, bipartisan legislation to get more fresh, locally grown foods in schools…

Welch: “We are urging the Court to do something simple: read the Constitution.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today joined Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Administration Ed Markey (D-Mass.), alongside…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch today led 16 Democratic Senators in introducing a resolution honoring the life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most celebrated ethologists and environmental conservationists.   The Senators’ resolution pays tribute to Dr. Goodall’s lifelong…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement ahead of oral arguments in Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., cases challenging the legality of President Trump’s use of a 1977…

As gridlock in Congress continues over the end of expanded health insurance subsidies, thousands of Vermonters will begin to confront an impossible choice about what to do in 2026: pay more or go without health insurance. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, left, gives Allison Mindel…

Letter comes after Trump demolished the White House’s historic East Wing  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined fellow Senate Judiciary Democrat Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in launching a new push for answers into the financing of…

Legislation would increase benefits by $200 per month for six months, offering relief while costs rise due to Trump’s chaotic tariffs, Republicans’ health care cuts  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),…