Press Release

New District Court Judge for the District of Vermont Celebrated by Sanders and Welch as Devoted Public Defender WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, the Senate voted to confirm Mary Kay Lanthier, of Orwell, Vermont, to be the next District Court judge for the District of Vermont.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vermont’s Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) today welcomed $51 million in funding for Vermont from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Emergency Relief (ER) Program to reimburse Vermont…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the bicameral 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support (PATIENTS) Act, legislation that would protect the 340B drug pricing program and ensure patients—especially those in lower income and rural communities—can continue…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) announced $250,000 in federal funding has been released from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which will support the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI) and their work to advance…

RUTLAND, VT – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited Habitat for Humanity of Rutland County and toured an active construction site for new affordable housing. Senator Welch also stopped by the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which sells new and gently-used clothes and home goods. Proceeds…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary and Senate Rules Committees, released the following reaction to the Departments of Justice, Treasury, State and FBI’s actions to curtail Russian election influence efforts including sanctions, charges against Russian nationals, and the…