Elisabeth St. Onge

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined an effort led by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with 22 Members of Congress, in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy opposing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS)…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to dismiss articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas:   “Articles of impeachment should never be weaponized—they should be presented solemnly and rarely, and only when…

BARRE, VT – Following a roundtable held today with local leaders, community business leaders, and housing advocates, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), joined Barre City leadership on a walking tour of Barre to discuss strategies for flood mitigation, recovery, and resiliency.   “Nine months after brutal…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in sending a letter to bipartisan leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging Congress to provide robust federal funding for programs supporting the Lake Champlain basin.…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — During the first-ever National Theatre Week, celebrated April 9-11, 2024, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) welcomed theater leaders and actors associated with the Professional Non-Profit Theater Coalition and the Theatre Communications Group to Capitol Hill to discuss the recently-introduced Supporting Theater and the Arts to Galvanize the Economy…