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Welch on Trump’s Trade War: “From my perspective—and obviously the court's perspective—he's overreaching. He's acting beyond the scope of authority that he has as the chief executive of our country.” BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined CBC Radio One’s The Current to…

RUTLAND, VT – Last night in Rutland, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)  hosted a community conversation where he discussed challenges facing Vermont and ways he is working to make Vermont’s communities more affordable, businesses more successful, and families healthier and safer. The town hall event…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 14 of his colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to swiftly reinstate terminated employees at the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ahead of the upcoming hurricane season. In their letter,…

Congress, the executive branch, all lower federal courts, and every state supreme court have ethics guardrails and a mechanism for enforcing ethics rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and U.S.…

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says he will fight the “Big Beautiful Bill” however he can. “This bill should be defeated, not amended,” Welch told a crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland on Wednesday evening. “I don’t know if it’s going to pass or…

MANCHESTER, VT — At a roundtable in Manchester this afternoon, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) brought together Vermont businesses and manufacturers to hear directly how global tariffs and President Trump’s trade war are impacting them. The event was held at The Orvis Company, which was…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), pushed back on the Trump Administration’s plans to eliminate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and terminate employees at the Department…