Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted to advance debate on President Biden’s national security supplemental package and released the following statement: “Tonight, I voted to advance debate on a national security supplemental package. If the United States Senate is indeed the ‘world’s…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement following an effort by Senate Democrats to pass the Assault Weapons Ban and confront the United States’ gun violence epidemic:  “Gun violence in America is a public health crisis – and it’s time…

Approximately 4.6 million citizens are denied voting rights in Federal elections due to criminal convictions WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 6, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) unveiled the Inclusive Democracy Act, brand new, first-of-its-kind legislation that would end felony disenfranchisement in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 5, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience (WEATHER) Act, legislation that calls for the development of an index-based insurance…

Bill Passed with Bipartisan Support, Will be Signed Into Law by President Biden Soon WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch’s (D-Vt.) bipartisan bill, the Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act, passed the United States House of Representatives this week with unanimous support.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) yesterday joined the United States Institute of Peace’s (USIP) Congressional Newsmaker Series for a conversation exploring his views on critical foreign policy issues and the importance of supporting democracy to secure enduring global peace, which includes addressing stability…