Press Release
Sep 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor last night to call for the passage of supplemental disaster aid for Vermont and other communities that have been impacted by natural disasters. In his remarks, Sen. Welch also urged his colleagues to…
In The News
Sep 12, 2024
The 340B PATIENTS Act targets limitations on the 340B drug pricing programme to ensure that vulnerable communities can access medications. Senator Peter Welch declared a bill to curb restrictions on the 340B drug pricing programme. Credit: Bonnie Cash via Getty Images. Pharmaceutical manufacturers have been…
Press Release
Sep 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the bicameral 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support (PATIENTS) Act, legislation that would protect the 340B drug pricing program and ensure patients—especially those in lower income and rural communities—can continue…
Press Release
Sep 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) announced $250,000 in federal funding has been released from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which will support the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI) and their work to advance…
Press Release
Sep 05, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – Ahead of the Senate’s return to Capitol Hill for the September session, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement urging his colleagues and congressional leadership to prioritize disaster relief funding in any upcoming spending agreement: “I have said, time and…