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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) (R) speaks alongside Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) (L) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on April 2 in Washington, DC. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Democrats are blaring the alarm on potential Republican cuts to two critical safety net programs in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today led the Senate…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV—as the new Pope. Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope:  “This is an exciting and historic moment for the Church, and also…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senate Republicans voted to reverse a rule that helps the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) connect rural students to internet access, including on school buses—a provision championed by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.). After the vote, Senator Welch released the following statement: …

Trump Administration abused Death Master File to purge at least 6,300 Social Security numbers–including children and seniors  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week joined 11 Senate colleagues in slamming the Social Security Administration (SSA)…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reintroduced the Safe and Private Rides Act, bipartisan legislation to require transportation network companies (TNCs) to notify passengers when their driver has a video recording device in the car. The Senators’…

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at boosting passengers’ safety and privacy when in the vehicles of ride-sharing service drivers. The measure, titled the Safe and Private Rides Act, would require transportation network companies to alert passengers if their driver is…