Press Release
Jun 24, 2025
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today released the following statement responding to reports that the Trump Administration is considering an executive order to transfer certain U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Press Release
Nov 19, 2024
Welch: “You are killing small business in the United States of America.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) grilled Visa and Mastercard executives about their duopoly over the credit card market and the interchange fees—or swipe…
Press Release
Oct 25, 2024
MONTPELIER, VT– U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, traveled to Vermont’s Capital City last night to deliver remarks at the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC) Annual Dinner and Meeting to recognize the hard work…
In The News
May 17, 2024
Sen. Peter Welch listens to Vermont business owners and employers discuss the high cost of health care and its impact on the local economy during a roundtable discussion held at the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies in Burlington on Friday. Elodie Reed / Vermont Public…