Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Humanitarian Tech Corps Act, legislation that will help build America’s technical and humanitarian workforce by creating a new scholarship program through the National Science Foundation (NSF) for students who plan to work for federal…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senate Judiciary Democrats in urging the House Ethics Committee to preserve and transmit to the Senate Judiciary Committee all relevant documentation on former Congressman Matt Gaetz, including the report that the House Ethics Committee was reportedly…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night took to the Senate floor and called on Congressional Republicans to not abandon the people of Ukraine as they defend their country against Russia’s unjust invasion.   In his remarks, Senator Welch voiced his concerns about…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned Shira Perlmutter, Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, about the need for increased transparency around the use of AI, and discussed his legislative efforts to increase transparency and protect copyrighted…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today delivered keynote remarks at an event hosted by The Atlantic on his bipartisan work to lower prescription drug costs and advance generic medicines. The event, titled The Next Frontier for Accessible Medicines, focused on hurdles facing generic…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced there will be no change to U.S. policy in Israel, despite humanitarian organizations, the United Nations, and press investigations showing a failure to end the humanitarian crisis and comply…