Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution

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…

Welch: “This is about protecting the right of local communities to protect local communities.”    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed back on the false narrative that “sanctuary city” policies impede on local law enforcement and jeopardize public safety during a subcommittee hearing titled: Protecting…

Members of both parties delivered a powerful condemnation of the President’s unauthorized military actions in Venezuela WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, released the following statement after the Senate’s bipartisan vote to advance a War Powers Act Resolution, legislation cosponsored by Senator Welch, to block President Trump from further unauthorized military…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, recently joined National Public Radio to reflect on the five-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. Senator Welch discussed his harrowing experience in…

New section at DOJ’s Civil Rights Division will enforce Trump’s Executive Order on the Second Amendment  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) wrote to…