SAVE America Act

SHELBURNE, VT –  U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committees, alongside U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT-AL), Vice Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today hosted a roundtable discussion at the Shelburne Town Offices with Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Town Clerks to defend the integrity of free…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, took to the Senate floor to outline the dangers of Republicans’ voter disenfranchisement bill, the SAVE America Act. In his remarks, Senator Welch read letters from Vermonters and local officials expressing deep concerns about how the SAVE America Act could silence and deny countless Americans their…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) denounced President Trump and Republicans’ efforts to disenfranchise voters with the so-called ‘SAVE America Act’ from the floor of the U.S. Senate. Welch highlighted how this reckless bill would block millions of U.S. citizens from voting—disproportionately impacting women, people of color, seniors, and rural voters—and make it harder to register and vote by disrupting online…