Affordability

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, shows Vermont farmers have been forced to spend at least $1,479 more to fill their farm fuel tank because of the escalating war in the Middle…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) shows Vermont households have been forced to spend at least $3,700 more on everyday essentials because of the Trump Administration’s reckless economic policies.   Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee, under the leadership of Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), found the average household in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today delivered remarks from the Senate floor on how President Trump’s illegal and unconstitutional war in Iran has created immense economic hardship for Americans already struggling to make ends meet.   In his remarks, Senator Welch underscored how the president’s unilateral decision to go to war with Iran has hit Vermont’s rural…

Welch hosted events with Vermont farmers, nutrition advocates, and working families while in Addison County  ADDISON COUNTY, VT –U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Senate Finance Committees, today traveled to Addison County and heard directly from Vermont farmers, producers, and families about how President Trump’s economic policies, trade war, and war with Iran have caused the costs…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, proposed changes to Senate Republicans’ budget resolution, which as written, would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without making necessary and urgent reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs…