Statement
Nov 21, 2024
Statement of Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)As Prepared and Submitted for the Congressional RecordNovember 21, 2024 Madam President, world leaders and other high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have been in Baku, Azerbaijan this week in pursuit of an agreement on financing of future actions necessary…
Press Release
Nov 20, 2024
Welch Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted in favor of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sales of certain offensive arms and weapons to Israel. The JRDs, led by Senator Bernie Sanders…
Press Release
Nov 20, 2024
“We cannot afford to wait to help Vermont, and states across the nation, recover and rebuild.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation contends with dwindling disaster relief funds, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-At Large) today called for…
Press Release
Nov 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senate Judiciary Democrats in urging the House Ethics Committee to preserve and transmit to the Senate Judiciary Committee all relevant documentation on former Congressman Matt Gaetz, including the report that the House Ethics Committee was reportedly…
Press Release
Nov 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced there will be no change to U.S. policy in Israel, despite humanitarian organizations, the United Nations, and press investigations showing a failure to end the humanitarian crisis and comply…