Press Release
Dec 23, 2024
Bill paves the way for more generic drugs to come to market WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently to introduce the bipartisan Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act, legislation designed to…
Press Release
Dec 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) recently introduced the Trustworthy by Design Artificial Intelligence (TBD A.I.) Act, legislation that aims to address realistic, short-term challenges created by unregulated A.I. technologies by establishing best practice guidelines for all…
Press Release
Dec 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently introduced the Global Climate Resilience Act, legislation that would create a program to bolster the United States’ ability to provide climate finance and debt relief to countries in the Global South. This new program would enhance…
Press Release
Dec 21, 2024
Welch-championed disaster package will support Vermont’s flood-impacted communities, fund the government WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tonight, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive disaster aid package shaped by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), which will help states like Vermont recover from extreme weather and climate disasters by delivering…
Press Release
Dec 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the biennial, bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 was advanced by the Senate. The bill contains several of U.S. Senator Peter Welch’s (D-Vt.) priorities for flood-impacted communities. It now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. “The…
Press Release
Dec 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From the Senate floor tonight, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) urged his colleagues to work together to pass disaster aid for communities across America, admonishing his House Republican colleagues for holding up the bipartisan funding deal and threatening a government shutdown. Watch…