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Welch also demands vote on bill to claw back Republicans’ $5 billion handout to Big Pharma  WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered a scathing review of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as Secretary of the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Members of the Senate Finance Committee in calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his position as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as he continues to push his…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, tonight slammed Congressional Republicans’ attack on health care, including the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  “We should repeal the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill. It's not a working families’…

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will join Punchbowl News on Tuesday, September 9th at 8:00 AM, for a discussion on patient access to health care in rural communities. The event will highlight a wide range of perspectives, including…

PUTNEY, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this weekend delivered keynote remarks at Landmark College’s 2025 convocation and presidential inauguration ceremony. Senator Welch expressed support for Landmark College’s mission providing higher education for students with learning disabilities and celebrated the inauguration of new Landmark…

MONTPELIER, VT — On Wednesday evening, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a Listening Session with Vermonters, community leaders and health care experts focused on how President Trump’s health care policies are hurting Vermonters.   Vermont officials estimate about 45,000 Vermonters could lose their health coverage…