Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today welcomed the firing of Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The President’s ousting of Noem comes just days after Senator Welch grilled the outgoing DHS Secretary about her disastrous and corrupt tenure as the head of DHS and condemned her inhumane and incompetent leadership at…

Welch secures commitment from Noem to provide answers about compensation her “special advisor” may have received as a result of taxpayer-funded DHS contracts  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today grilled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi for bypassing a competitive bidding process to award a…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the United States’ and Israel’s reckless attack on Iran: “President Trump’s unilateral decision to go to war with Iran is reckless and wrong. I share my concern with all Vermonters about the well-being…

Welch joins Senate Rules Committee Democrats for a forum exposing President Trump’s attempts to “take over” federal elections  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, joined Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Senate Rules Committee Democrats for a public forum highlighting how President Trump’s threats to “take over the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump’s threats to take military action in Iran:   “President Trump has amassed military assets for what appears to be an imminent military action against Iran. This would be reckless, dangerous and would spell the end of diplomatic…