Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Debbie Stabenow…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his Democratic Senate colleagues on the steps of the U.S. Senate ahead of chamber’s second attempt to pass the Right to IVF Act, which was blocked today by most…

Welch on Senate Floor Last Week: “We can’t expect our communities—those who are ravaged by disaster—to fight alone.” Welch Joins Senators from Hawai’i, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, California, and Alaska WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and a…

WILLISTON, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened health care leaders in Williston to discuss the impact of Medicare reimbursement cuts on small and independent health care providers and businesses in Vermont, many of which are already struggling to provide care to seniors…

EAST BURKE, VT – Saturday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, attended the Kingdom Trails’ 30th Anniversary and Landowner Appreciation Celebration and recognized the decades of dedication and contributions of local volunteers and landowners to outdoor recreation in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent Senate Commerce Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned nominees for the Amtrak Board of Directors about Vermont’s rail travel and safety priorities, including Amtrak’s response to extreme weather events and climate change, the pre-clearance process for cross-border…