Elisabeth St. Onge

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and his colleagues in introducing a bill to reverse the Supreme Court’s recent decision that significantly extends the length of time plaintiffs have to challenge federal regulations. The Agency Stability…

Statement of Senator Peter Welch Submitted to the Congressional Record July 23, 2024 Download the Statement for the Record here Madam President, thirteen years ago last week South Sudan became an independent country.  I want to congratulate the people of South Sudan on this milestone.  The United…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 13 of his colleagues in urging Michael Herzog, Ambassador of Israel to the United States, and Motaz Zahran, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States, to help Palestinian children who are critically ill and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While speaking from the Senate Floor this evening on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced he would not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress on Wednesday. In his statement, Senator Welch explained that while he welcomes…

Balint introduced companion legislation in the House  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a senior and longtime member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…