Cuba

Welch is cosponsor of War Powers Resolution to block the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in hostilities against Cuba  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today spoke on the Senate floor in support of a War Powers Resolution led by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and cosponsored by…

Welch calls on Congress to pass his bicameral Justice for Hind Rajab Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today spoke on the Senate floor to outline essential elements of any agreement between the United States and Cuba, amidst President Trump’s ongoing oil blockade and reports of a possible “deal” between the countries. In his remarks, the Senator warned that…

Welch Called for Admin to Remove Cuba from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism in December  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in response to congressional notification of the Biden Administration’s shift in United States-Cuba relations:  “I welcome the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the ten-year anniversary of the Obama-Biden Administration’s normalization agreement with Cuba, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in calling on President Biden to restore two key…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week submitted a Statement for the Congressional Record outlining opportunities to advance the United States’ relationship with Cuba. In the statement, Senator Welch warns that the policies currently in place amount to little more than a continuation of…