Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), alongside U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), recently introduced the No Taxpayer Funds for Corporate Investment in Venezuelan Oil Act, legislation to prohibit the Trump Administration from providing taxpayer reimbursements for oil companies investing in Venezuela’s oil and gas sector.   “President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in…

MONTPELIER, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined state and local leaders at Vermont’s annual “NEK Day at the Statehouse” in Montpelier. The Senator met with community members and discussed his work in the U.S. Senate to support and invest in rural America and working families.  …

Legislation would require corporations—not the American people—to pay for data centers’ expansion; take measures to protect grid reliability  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, recently joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing the Power for the People…

Bipartisan legislation provides regulatory predictability to the satellite industry, boosts broadband access, and ensures American space leadership WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, alongside U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Senate Commerce Committee Chairman, this week reintroduced the bipartisan Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining (SAT)…

Senators: “FEMA has long struggled to recruit and train enough skilled workers, a problem that the current Administration’s policies and decisions has exacerbated.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on…

WILLISTON, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined small business owners, trade experts, and state and local leaders at Rigorous Technology in Williston for a timely discussion on how President Trump’s chaotic tariff policies have ignited a trade war that hurts Vermont’s economy. “What I’ve heard from…