Elisabeth St. Onge

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today welcomed news that Belarus has freed 14 imprisoned opposition activists following a meeting between Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka. Among those freed are top opposition…

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to Interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Israel’s military strikes against Iran, which threaten to further destabilize the Middle East and draw the United States into yet another military conflict, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in introducing the No War Against Iran…

Bill will hurt Vermonters and tank the economy  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following reaction to the recently unveiled text of the Republicans’ reconciliation bill:   “Republicans’ tax bill poses a very real threat to the American people and the American economy.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to the escalation of armed conflict in the Middle East:  “Like many around the world, I am alarmed by the latest escalation of armed conflict in the Middle East. Israel’s…