Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, today announced they will introduce the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse a recent policy that restricts states from receiving full disbursement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) counterterrorism funding if…

Owner of company that received no-bid contract linked to allegations of soliciting kickbacks from former DHS official and Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in sending a letter demanding answers…

BURLINGTON, VT—Following failed trade negotiations, President Trump’s 50% tariffs on hundreds of Canadian-made goods take effect Saturday. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement:  “President Trump has ratcheted up his trade war against Canada yet again. These new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods are a continuation of the president’s chaotic economic policies, and a slap in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA-08), and 87 bicameral lawmakers in demanding President Trump reverse his executive order directing federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encouraging states to reconsider…