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Research has shown that many eligible voters cannot exercise their right to vote because they are unable to get time off from work   WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined Northeastern U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in demanding information from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin about how the Trump…

BURLINGTON, VT – On Sunday, the nation celebrates the third anniversary the enactment of the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, historic legislation to deliver benefits and care to veterans impacted by toxic exposures from burn…

Bipartisan resolution recognizes decades of deep and enduring friendship between Denmark and the U.S.; Resolution earned support from Danish officials  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the Senate’s unanimous passage of his bipartisan resolution, led with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), honoring friendship…

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…

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…

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…