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Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., have introduced the Trustworthy by Design Artificial Intelligence Act, which seeks to establish best practice guidelines for federal agencies’s efforts to develop AI systems. Under the Senate bill, the National Institute of Security and Technology would be required…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and a renowned humanitarian leader:  “I met Jimmy Carter in 1976 at the Hotel Coolidge in White…

Sanders said that — like the rest of the state’s delegation — he supported major disaster relief funding included in the deal, but he was opposed to how lawmakers cut out other policy proposals that had drawn the ire of billionaire Elon Musk. From left:…

Bill paves the way for more generic drugs to come to market  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently to introduce the bipartisan Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act, legislation designed to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) recently introduced the Trustworthy by Design Artificial Intelligence (TBD A.I.) Act, legislation that aims to address realistic, short-term challenges created by unregulated A.I. technologies by establishing best practice guidelines for all…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently introduced the Global Climate Resilience Act, legislation that would create a program to bolster the United States’ ability to provide climate finance and debt relief to countries in the Global South. This new program would enhance…

Welch-championed disaster package will support Vermont’s flood-impacted communities, fund the government WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tonight, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive disaster aid package shaped by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), which will help states like Vermont recover from extreme weather and climate disasters by delivering…