Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Safe and Private Rides Act, legislation which would protect rideshare passengers’ privacy by requiring transportation network companies (TNCs) to notify passengers when their driver has a video recording device…

Bill would reduce administrative burden for applicants and state agencies  WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44) introduced the bicameral SNAP Recertification Reform Act, legislation that would give states and qualifying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Garland v. Cargill, overturning the federal ban on bump stocks on semiautomatic rifles—devices used in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in history. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement: …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor to highlight the importance of passing the Right to IVF Act, legislation that would establish a statutory right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) and remove barriers for families seeking to…

Highlights Electric Aviation in the State  WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker about how the FAA plans to address the major shortage in air traffic controllers that…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, this week voted to confirm David Roser and Judy Chang to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for terms ending in…