Press Release

BURLINGTON, VT – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), co-sponsor of the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, released the following statement in reaction to Visa and Mastercard reaching an antitrust settlement with U.S. merchants on swipe fees, which would temporarily cap fees for the next years but not provide a…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the White House as it hosted 35 local elected officials and community leaders from across the states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine as part of its 'Communities in Action' event series. During the…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following reaction to the passage of a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza:  “The U.N. Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and…

Welch, the Senate’s only former Public Defender, spoke on the Senate Floor last week on the successful push to avoid the budget shortfall of federal public defenders WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Thursday took to the Senate Floor to celebrate his successful fight to…

Welch-led Congressionally Directed Spending Totals $42.34 Million for Vermont  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) voted early this morning to keep the government open and advance nearly $13 million of Congressionally Directed Spending for eight Vermont-based projects nominated by the Senator. This is…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, discussed the importance of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides affordable high-speed internet options to households across…