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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led eleven Democratic Senators in introducing a resolution condemning President Trump’s pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, the former two-term President of Honduras who was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug…

Legislation will reform FSA loans to create long-term payoffs that strengthen rural communities across America   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, this week joined U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), John…

ORWELL, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Vermont farmers, state officials, and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) at Lazy Dog Farm in Orwell to hear from…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):  “The use of our brave troops by President Trump and Secretary Hegseth for political theater—militarizing American cities against the wishes of…

Bill would reverse the Trump Administration’s reckless decision to terminate database which has recorded cost of natural disasters over $1 billion since 1980  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, introduced…

NOAA kept a database of disasters that exceeded $1 billion in damage since 1980, but the agency halted the project amid funding cuts by the Trump administration. A resident inspects damage to his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., in September…

Vermont’s request would help communities in Caledonia and Essex counties recover from July 2025 floods WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), urged President Trump to quickly approve Vermont’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities in Caledonia…