Israel-Gaza

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in releasing the following statement on the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in releasing the following statement on the…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in leading 20 of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement:  “We condemn Hamas’ horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, for which Israel…

Mariam Zuhaib / Associated Press Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., takes note during a Senate Judiciary Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Washington. Eighteen people were killed Wednesday night, and 13 were injured, when a gunman…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today released the following statement on the escalating violence in the Middle East following Hamas’ attack on Israel earlier this month: “I have grave concerns about the wisdom and military efficacy of an Israeli ground invasion of…