January 6th Insurrection

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in demanding answers about the Trump Administration’s awarding of millions in federal contracts to Event Strategies, Inc. (ESI), the event management firm that organized the rally used to…

Welch: “Let me say this clearly, let me say it slowly, and let me say it directly: President Trump has, since January 6th, pursued an all-out effort to continue his dispute that he lost that election.”    WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a subcommittee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch…

Tuesday marks the five-year anniversary of the Capitol riots  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight joined his Senate Democratic colleagues in holding the floor to honor the law enforcement who protected the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and warn against…

On five-year anniversary of January 6 Capitol insurrection, the Senators’ bills would prevent the Trump Administration from handing out millions in taxpayer funds to Capitol rioters WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the fifth anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) released the following statement:   “The attack on the Capitol itself happened five years ago, but the threat to our democracy continues today. Whether our democracy will endure…