Press Release

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), and J.D. Vance (R-OH) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Credit Card Competition Act of 2023, legislation that would enhance competition and choice in the credit card network market which…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) issued a statement today responding to the drug company Merck’s lawsuit to block drug price negotiation provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Welch was a key architect of the bill’s drug pricing program and longtime advocate for lower drug…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) issued a statement today calling for free and fair elections and an end to corruption and impunity in Guatemala. Guatemala has long been plagued by corrupt elites who have abused their authority to remain in power and avoid accountability. The presidential…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) will today introduce legislation to reauthorize the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP), a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative providing no-interest loans to rural utilities to help communities access cost-effective energy upgrades for homes and businesses.…

WASHINGTON – Tonight, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) released the statement below following passage of bipartisan legislation to suspend the debt ceiling and avert a U.S. default:  “America has always paid its bills—in full and on time—and we must continue to do so.  Default would be…

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) led colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm today, urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to consider Transmission Developers Incorporated’s (TDI) application for funding to develop the New England Clean Power Link, a transmission line that would…