In The News
Jun 09, 2025
Susan Walsh/Associated PressSen. Peter Welch joins Vermont Edition to discuss a recent meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa, the effects of the tariffs on Vermont, and Democrats’ struggle to regain a foothold in Washington. President Trump’s administration is urging the Senate to pass the…
Press Release
Jun 05, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night took to the Senate floor to slam Republicans’ tax bill, which will rip away health care coverage for more than 16 million Americans, including 29,000 Vermonters. The Republican bill will hike health care costs, close…
Press Release
Jun 02, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) for a roundtable highlighting the harmful consequences of Republicans’ reconciliation bill for patients in Vermont. The Republican budget would prohibit Planned Parenthood’s participation in Medicaid, end the Affordable Care…
Press Release
May 15, 2025
Access to health care at risk for Vermonters as Republicans advance legislation that will gut the Affordable Care Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today urged Congressional Republicans to abandon their disastrous proposed budget plan which would limit Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
Press Release
Feb 19, 2025
Senate Republicans’ proposed budget would slash Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act funding, rip away health care and raise costs for millions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)…