Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2024) — During the first-ever National Theatre Week, celebrated April 9-11, 2024, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced the Supporting Theater and the Arts to Galvanize the Economy (STAGE) Act of 2024. Representative…

BURLINGTON, VT - Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in reaction to the resignation of Vermont State Senator Richard Mazza after over 42 years of service to Vermont: “Vermonters would be hard-pressed to find a public servant who cares more about doing good for everyday folks…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) are urging their colleagues to pass the bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act now so 10 million seniors can keep their access to high-speed affordable internet. The bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act would…

BURLINGTON, VT – Ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, shared eye safety tips from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  Northern Vermont will be one of the best…

The legislation would support research funding at five federal research agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-Ill.-11) reintroduced the bicameral American Innovation Act, legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), which would provide annual budget…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the Senate’s only former federal public defender, last month took to the Senate Floor to address the important role public defenders play in promoting the rule of law and supporting democracy and the Constitution. Senator Welch also…