Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act, legislation to increase accountability of social media platforms that knowingly…

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 17 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting information about how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to ensure the timely delivery of mail-in ballots throughout…

Research has shown that many eligible voters still fail to exercise their right to vote because they are unable to get time off from work   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) recently introduced the Time Off to Vote Act, legislation cosponsored by…

Welch to join Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act next week  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with U.S. Senators…

Congressional Visit to Guatemala Came Amidst Brazen Attacks on Guatemalan Democracy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Sunday evening concluded a bicameral congressional delegation visit to Guatemala and Honduras to meet with elected officials, civil society leaders, and representatives of the business community. The…