Israel

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement opposing the Trump Administration’s plan to sell $2.8 billion of munitions to Israel: “As if the past two years of appalling death, destruction, and political and economic turmoil across the Middle East…

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…

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…

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…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the United States’ and Israel’s reckless attack on Iran: “President Trump’s unilateral decision to go to war with Iran is reckless and wrong. I share my concern with all Vermonters about the well-being…