Daniel Davis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Representative Alma Adams (D-NC-12) in introducing the Parent PLUS Parity Act, bicameral legislation to ease the burden of student loan debt for parent borrowers who have helped…

A woman stands outside a US Social Security Administration building, November 5, 2020, in Burbank, California. A new bill could boost one Social Security benefit by $2,000. Valerie Macon/AFP Via Getty Images Some Social Security benefits could increase by over $2,000 if a new bill passes. Social Security…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) on the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual Assistance program and improve how FEMA helps individuals…

Legislation would adjust benefits last expanded 70 years ago to account for inflation WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, legislation that would adjust benefits for…

“Spending down next year’s funds early, especially as we deal with more catastrophic weather, threatens to create a perfect storm by our next funding deadline,” U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said of the deal Wednesday night. Kaycen Hedges tries to clear mud from Third Street…