Elisabeth St. Onge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in sending a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, urging the agencies to crack down on…

LYNDONVILLE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today toured flood damage in Barnet, St. Johnsbury, Peacham, and Lyndonville. Last week’s flooding, the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl, impacted communities across central and northern Vermont. Senator Welch was joined Tuesday by Vermont Secretary of Agriculture…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of Amazon “Prime Day,” U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, legislation led by Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) along with Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) that would protect warehouse workers by prohibiting opaque and dangerous…

BURLINGTON, VT — Today, Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement:   “Judge Cannon’s misguided ruling undermines the rule of law and our national security. Time and time again in this litigation,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024, legislation that strengthens the United States’ ability to address global hunger by allowing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to use funds…