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Aug 05, 2025
Legislation to increase cooperation between feds, private sector to fight overseas scams is backed by AARP, USTelecom WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) recently introduced the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, bipartisan legislation that would bring together government and private…
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Aug 05, 2025
The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act from Sens. Budd and Welch aims to protect Americans “from being preyed on by criminal enterprises across the globe.” The seal of the Federal Communications Commission hangs inside the hearing room at the FCC headquarters on Feb. 26, 2015 in…
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Aug 04, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in reintroducing the Sanctions and Accountability for Non-Compliance and Transparent Investigative Oversight for National Security (SANCTIONS) in the West Bank…
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Aug 01, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump’s new tariffs, which will raise tariff rates for nearly every country, inflict higher costs on consumers and businesses, and plunge the economy into chaos: “A tariff is a tax, and President…
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Jul 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today demanded answers from Apexus LLC regarding concerning financial practices the company has reportedly been engaged in as the 340B program’s Prime Vendor. Senator Welch also requested information from the company…
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Jul 31, 2025
Bicameral lawmakers warn Safe Reach Solutions (SRS) and UG Solutions (UG) that they have put American veterans at risk of criminal and civil liability for de facto “military operations” in Gaza WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)…
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Jul 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the entire Senate Democratic caucus in reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, legislation that…