Press Release

WATERBURY, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) addressed the Vermont Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Vermont business leaders at the Vermont Chamber’s Wellspring Forum series in Waterbury on Monday morning. He discussed federal efforts to address the housing shortage for middle-class workers, cut…

Legislation Provides Communities with Federal Resources to Research and Develop New Tests, Establish Partnerships to Combat Rise in Xylazine WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden signed Senator Peter Welch’s (D-Vt.) bipartisan bill, the Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act, into law. …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Reps. David Trone (D-MD-06), Lisa McClain (R-MI-09), Ann Kuster (D-NH-02), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) today led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Office of National Drug Control…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today in calling on President Joe Biden to urge the governments of Israel and Egypt to protect press freedom and allow journalists into…

Residential Reentry Centers offer transitional services and assistance for those re-entering their communities after being incarcerated – Vermont is one of two states without a center   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “I am grateful every day for the sacrifices our servicemembers and their families make, including those in Vermont and those defending our…