Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, details of which have been shrouded in secrecy by the Trump Administration:  “I am encouraged by early reports of a ceasefire deal. The bombing in Iran and Lebanon must end. I opposed the war…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today spoke in support of a Resolution led by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), that would require the Trump Administration to produce a report on human rights abuses and corruption in Honduras. The Senator’s speech comes after President Trump pardoned convicted felon former President Juan Orlando Hernández in December of 2025.  “The Resolution…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, together with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, introduced bicameral legislation to confront President Trump’s reckless attacks on freedom of speech against visa-holders and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, alongside U.S. Representative Dave Min (D-CA-47), Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Anti-Corruption Task Force, escalated the lawmakers’ ongoing oversight investigation into whether…

Press conference will examine the Trump Administration’s weaponization of immigration law to target protected speech and association   WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, June 17th at 4 PM EDT, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.),Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the Knight First Amendment Institute, Mohsen Mahdawi, a Vermonter and Columbia…

MONTPELIER, VT – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large), Governor Phil Scott and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), today announced that seven Vermont communities will receive a combined $7.6 million from NBRC’s Catalyst Program. “These are important investments and will help…