Canada

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, met at the White House. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement:   “President Trump refuses to acknowledge the economic partnership of America and Canada. Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports—machinery, lumber, energy,…

SHERBROOKE, QC – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) traveled to Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada this week for an event celebrating semiconductor innovation and collaboration between Quebec and the Northeastern United States. Senator Welch joined the ribbon cutting for an expansion of the Interdisciplinary Institute for Technological…

Local resident Manon Fleury, left, speaks with Stanstead mayor Jody Stone where people gathered outside the Haskell library and opera house in protest of the new American policy closing access to the library from the U.S. side.John Kenney Montreal Gazette STANSTEAD — Local and federal…

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, is co-sponsoring legislation that would allow Americans to "safely" import prescription drugs from Canada, where costs are a fraction of what they are in the United States, creating more competition in the pharmaceutical market. "Skyrocketing drug prices are hammering patients in Vermont…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today questioned Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s nominee to be the United States Trade Representative (USTR), at his confirmation hearing. Senator Welch demanded that Mr. Greer answer for the impact of…