USAID | Senator Welch

Press Release

Jul 15, 2024

Welch, Sanders Introduces Legislation to Improve International Food Assistance to Global ‘Hunger Hotspots’ Facing Acute Food Insecurity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024, legislation that strengthens the United States’ ability to address global hunger by allowing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to use funds…

Press Release

Nov 10, 2023

Welch and Colleagues Urge USDA and USAID to Provide Food Aid to Palestinians in Gaza

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas…