Press Release
Nov 20, 2024
Legislation would establish ambitious standard to rapidly reduce emissions and achieve up to 100% renewable energy generation by 2044 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09) introduced the bicameral American Renewable Energy Act…
Press Release
Nov 20, 2024
More than 14,000 need urgent medical evacuation for life-saving treatment, including thousands of children WASHINGTON, D.C. — The readout below is attributable to Aaron White, Director of Communications for Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.): This afternoon in his Capitol Hill office, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and…
Press Release
Nov 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the Department of Commerce’s announcement finalizing $1.5 billion in direct funding to GlobalFoundries (GF) from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Sen. Welch helped pass as a member of the House. The funds will expand…
Press Release
Nov 19, 2024
Welch: “You are killing small business in the United States of America.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) grilled Visa and Mastercard executives about their duopoly over the credit card market and the interchange fees—or swipe…
Press Release
Nov 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—This afternoon, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in calling on their colleagues to support Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block certain offensive arms and weapons sales to Israel. “All of us here…