Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024, legislation to fix the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee mortgage assistance program to provide more financing options so rural families can become homeowners. The bill…

ST. JOHNSBURY and LYNDONVILLE, VT – During National Health Center Week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, local health care and community leaders, and flood-impacted Vermonters…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following bipartisan, bicameral advocacy by Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the launch of the redesigned Airborne Hazards and Open…

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.),and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act,legislation to increase accountability of social media platforms that knowingly host false…

BURLINGTON, VT – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) wrote this weekend to President Biden urging him to quickly approve the Major Disaster Declaration request issued formally by Governor Phil Scott. This disaster declaration would bring critical federal resources…

Bill to help people who work in classified settings and rely on electronic medical devices  BURLINGTON, VT – This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced the Cleared Locations Enabling Access to Relevant Essential Devices (CLEARED) Act of 2024. The legislation…