Senate Judiciary Committee

BURLINGTON, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) held a press conference in Burlington calling for a stronger code of ethics of U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Senator Welch, a member of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, was joined by Marilyn Skoglund,…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform to call for the creation of a code of conduct for members of the Supreme Court, amidst a series of reports of ethical impropriety…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined a United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing today to discuss the continuing assault on reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled Roe v. Wade…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing held today by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) addressed Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on the surge of migrants at the northern border of the United States, in particular…

Welch well-placed to bring vital resources to rural communities and support Vermont farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced that he will chair the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee during the 118th Congress. Sen. Welch will also serve on additional…