Budget

Welch Puts Spotlight on Vermont, West Virginia, and Tennessee in Remarks  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night took to the Senate floor to call on Congress to kill Republicans’ disastrous budget bill, which will rip away health care coverage for more…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee…

Welch Votes No on GOP’s Destructive Budget  Senate Republicans rejected Welch-led amendment to help hardworking Vermonters  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Judiciary Committees and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tonight, the U.S. Senate considered U.S. Senator Peter Welch’s (D-Vt.) amendment to block tax cuts to billionaires paid for by cutting meals for hungry seniors and eliminating child care services for families. “My amendment asked simply—will Senate Republicans put seniors and families…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on Senate Republicans’ budget:  “This budget is totally irresponsible—it will damage our economy and hurt kids and seniors. President Trump and Senate Republicans are forcing a reckless budget that will cut the services…