Trump Administration

Welch highlights RFK Jr.’s lack of plans to fix broken health care system  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today raised concerns about the character and fitness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be the Secretary of Health and Human…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of voting against his nomination on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight delivered remarks outlining his opposition to President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth:  “There’s been a lot of discussion by my colleagues…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While questioning witnesses during the second day of the confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General Nominee Pamela Bondi, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned legal and ethics experts, as well as former colleagues of Ms. Bondi, about the pressure she will face…

Bessent Agrees to Work with Welch on Credit Card Swipe Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his first Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Secretary of the United States Treasury Department, about the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned U.S. Attorney General Nominee Pamela Bondi about high costs of health care in rural America, specifically referencing recent reports detailing how insurers have cheated taxpayers out of billions…