Press Release
Jan 31, 2025
Welch well-placed to bring vital resources to rural communities, enforce and protect constitutional rights and liberties WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced that in the 119th Congress, he will serve as Ranking Member on the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development,…
Press Release
Jan 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today grilled Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), about his refusal to acknowledge that President Biden won the 2020 Presidential…
Press Release
Jan 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night took to the Senate floor to speak about the ceasefire in Gaza and stress the importance of creating a viable, secure, independent, and demilitarized Palestinian state. Senator Welch emphasized that there is no solution that…
Press Release
Jan 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on last night’s tragic crash involving a plane and military helicopter at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): “The collision at DCA of an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter is a shocking tragedy, and…
Press Release
Jan 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the Senate Judiciary Committee today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) voted against advancing Pamela Bondi’s nomination to be the next Attorney General of the United States. In remarks following his vote, Senator Welch cited Ms. Bondi’s evasion on questions about the…