January 6th Insurrection

Welch: “All of us must condemn every act of violence that tears at the fabric of our society and is absolutely, totally corrosive to our democracy.”   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, October 28, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing titled “Politically Violent Attacks: A Threat to Our Constitutional Order,” in which the Republican majority will advance a false narrative that political violence is a one-sided issue.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined his Senate Judiciary Committee Democratic colleagues for a spotlight hearing entitled “Clear and Present Danger: The Trump Administration’s Whitewashing of the January 6th Insurrection.” Hearing witnesses included Former United States Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn;…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) yesterday delivered remarks from the Senate Floor about President Donald Trump’s pardons of insurrectionists, who on January 6th 2021 used violence in an attempt to stop the peacefultransfer of power. President Trump issued pardons for nearly 1,600…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on President Trump pardoning January 6th rioters: “I was in the House of Representatives on January 6th, feet away from the mob as they attacked law enforcement officers, desecrated the U.S. Capitol, and…