Senate Finance Committee

Welch: “We want people who owe taxes to the United States Treasury to pay taxes.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, pressed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) CEO Frank Bisignano about how the Trump Administration has exacerbated the national deficit…

Legislation would raise $13 in federal revenue for every taxpayer dollar invested  WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tax Day, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee, cosponsored the Stop Corporations and High Earners from Avoiding Taxes and Enforce the Rules Strictly (Stop CHEATERS) Act, legislation led by Senate Finance…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today joined U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) in reintroducing the Student Loan Interest Elimination Act, bicameral legislation to refinance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to zero percent and cap interest rates for future…

Bill eliminates federal income taxes for Americans making under $46,000; is fully paid for by ensuring Americans making over a million dollars pay their fair share  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement in response to a weak jobs report, which shows the labor market lost 92,000 jobs in February: “President Trump’s economy is weak—there’s no question about…