Foreign Affairs

Letter Advises Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips to “be on notice” that Trump has no authority to compensate them for investments.  Big Oil execs met with President Trump at the White House this afternoon.  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led his colleagues in urging oil industry giants Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips to proceed with extreme caution as President Trump plots to…

Welch: “It might be Trump First, or it might be Chevron First. But it’s not America First.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – In remarks from the Senate floor this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, outlined how President Trump’s illegal military actions in Venezuela stand to…

Statement of Senator Peter Welch On Afghan Refugees December 17, 2025 Mr. President, I rise to address the situation facing refugees from Afghanistan who were resettled in Vermont, and who, like Afghan refugees in other states, the Trump Administration is now threatening to deport. Vermont…

Bipartisan lawmakers called on Trump Admin to work to free political prisoners WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), alongside U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), today welcomed the release of 123 political prisoners held by Belarusian…

Pentagon orders mobilization of Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing to Caribbean as Trump ramps up conflict with Venezuela  BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing to support Operation…