Foreign Affairs

A dozen Senate Dems, led by Welch, ask U.S. Central Command whether American forces have provided support to Israel’s forced displacement of 1,000,000 civilians in Lebanon  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led eleven colleagues in requesting answers from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) regarding Israel’s practice of unilaterally declared mass evacuation orders…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following Statement for the Congressional Record commemorating World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated annually on May 3. In his statement, Senator Welch underscored the growing dangers facing journalists worldwide, demanded accountability for the targeted killing of reporters in the Middle East, and urged Congress to recommit to…

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…

Legislation would ban former Senate-confirmed government employees from lobbying for countries of concern  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated the Senate’s passage of the Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions (CLEAR) Path Act, bipartisan legislation introduced alongside Senators John Cornyn…

Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ War Powers Resolution  Senate will soon vote on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval, cosponsored by Welch, to stop transfer of taxpayer-funded bombs and armored bulldozers to Israel  WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an impassioned speech from the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) denounced President Trump’s reckless war on Iran and Lebanon, which…