Press Release
Jan 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) led 74 bicameral colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to push back against Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli Government’s efforts to annex the West Bank, which have accelerated in recent weeks. In their letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the lawmakers expressed grave concerns about…
Press Release
Oct 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week led eight Senate colleagues in sending the U.S. Department of State a fourth request for more information and answers on the death of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. She was killed by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank. …
Press Release
Sep 17, 2025
Senator Welch meets with families of five American civilians killed and injured in the West Bank WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led a group of bicameral lawmakers in demanding answers from the U.S. Department of State about two violent attacks on American…
Press Release
May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) will host a panel discussion and special Capitol Hill viewing of the Academy Award winning documentary film, “No Other Land” for Members of Congress, congressional staff, civil society leaders, and members of…
Press Release
Apr 10, 2025
Ballal is an Oscar-winning co-director of the documentary No Other Land WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) today led 29 of their bicameral colleagues in raising the alarm over escalating violence in the West Bank. In a…