Foreign Policy

BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the October 7th terror attack on Israel:  “Today marks three years since the horrifying attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists, which resulted in the brutal assault, torture,…

Welch: “The real question here is not what Israel is doing but what the United States government is not doing on behalf of its own citizens.”  Welch joins nearly all Democratic Senators in bipartisan rebuke of Netanyahu government’s failure to hold Israeli officers responsible for…

Bipartisan Senators call on Trump Admin to include release of all political prisoners held in Azerbaijan as part of efforts to strengthen the U.S.– Azerbaijan partnership  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in leading a bipartisan effort calling on the Trump Administration to secure the release of more than…

Senators’ letter calls for global cooperation on AI development to preserve public safety and human control  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 15 Senate Democrats in calling…

Statement of Senator Peter WelchOn CubaSeptember 23, 2026 Mr. President, in the midst of all the chaos and cruelty inflicted by the White House on the American people and around the world, I suspect not many Americans are aware that we are also carrying out…