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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week introduced the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act (VACRA), bipartisan legislation to modernize copyright registration for visual artists to make it easier and less costly for…

Statement of Senator Peter Welch On Afghan Refugees December 17, 2025 Mr. President, I rise to address the situation facing refugees from Afghanistan who were resettled in Vermont, and who, like Afghan refugees in other states, the Trump Administration is now threatening to deport. Vermont…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined a spotlight hearing titled: “Dismantling Education: What the Trump Administration’s Illegal Attacks on Federal Programs Mean for Students, Families, and Educators,” to highlight how the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, and released the following statement:   “This defense funding bill perpetuates the status quo. Congress is, once again, sinking taxpayer dollars into the Pentagon’s bloated…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees, and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) today reintroduced the Global Climate Resilience Act, legislation that would create a new debt-for-resilience program to bolster the United States’ ability to…

Bipartisan lawmakers called on Trump Admin to work to free political prisoners WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), alongside U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), today welcomed the release of 123 political prisoners held by Belarusian…

Bill will support Vermont students and dairy farmers  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) today celebrated the House’s passage of their bipartisan, bicameral Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, legislation…