Small Businesses

Welch has championed bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act to protect small retailers and businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, this week received the National Retail Federation’s 2026 “Champion of Main Street” award for his leadership and work to ensure…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, this week addressed independent retailers, wholesalers, and small grocers at the National Grocers Association’s 2026 Fly-In for Fair Competition Event on Capitol Hill. In his remarks, Senator Welch called on Congress to support efforts that ensure grocers get their fair…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights,today joined U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in introducing the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act, legislation that would bring down prices for American families and support small businesses…

Trump’s chaotic tariffs are estimated to have cost American families roughly $1,700 each, giving large corporations cover to price-gouge consumers  Senators: “Any refunds from the federal government should be returned to the millions of Americans and small businesses that were illegally cheated out of their hard-earned money.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the…

BURLINGTON and BRATTLEBORO, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will travel to Burlington and Brattleboro next week ahead of Small Business Saturday and the holiday season to meet with small business owners and discuss the importance of…