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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released a statement after the United States bombed three nuclear sites in Iran:  “President Trump’s decision to enter a war with Iran does not make America more secure—it puts us in extreme danger. This bombing was…

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s U.S. senators are backing legislation meant to prohibit President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without first getting approval from Congress to do so — a possibility he has floated as fighting between Iran and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today shared a video voicing his concerns about potential involvement by the United States in the Israel-Iran conflict, urging Senators of both parties to strongly oppose allowing Netanyahu to pull the U.S. into yet another forever war…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, slammed Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans for holding a sham hearing on former President Biden, rather than debating policy and working to improve the lives of everyday…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Jeanee Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and eight Democratic colleagues in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve the staff and programs administered by the Bureau of Democracy, Human…

Sen. Peter Welch speaks to the roundtable group. Photo: Cameron Smith on behalf of Axios. WASHINGTON – Improving drug access and affordability is a key health care policy issue with strong bipartisan support, health care experts said at an Axios roundtable on June 12. Axios'…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing the Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency (MORE) Savings Act, legislation to make it easier for individuals struggling with an opioid-use disorder (OUD) to access evidence-based treatment. The Senators’ legislation would eliminate…