Foreign Affairs

BURLINGTON, VT--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined CNN's Jim Sciutto on Tuesday, April 7 to talk about President Trump's reckless threats against Iranian civilians. While speaking with CNN, President Trump announced a temporary ceasefire. Watch more here:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) spoke on the Senate floor and emphasized how President Trump’s $200 billion request for funding to support his war of choice in Iran will drive up costs for American families, farmers, and small business owners. In his remarks, Senator Welch urged candor from the president about his administration’s…

Welch supports three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to halt nearly $660 million in additional U.S.-funded weapons Israel  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) spoke on the Senate floor to demand that President Trump immediately de-escalate and end his unconstitutional war of choice in Iran that is making the United States and its citizens less safe and more economically vulnerable. The Senator also emphasized his strong…

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…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 40 Senate colleagues in demanding that the Department of Defense (DOD) provide answers to the American people on the airstrikes on a school in Minab, Iran, and civilian casualties in the Trump Administration’s…