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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.),Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) in introducing a resolution calling for the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today issued the following statement on recently released Department of Defense Instruction on Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response:  “The Pentagon’s new policy to limit and mitigate civilian harm is long overdue. Most importantly, the policy will help bring…

Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and U.S. Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led their colleagues in the bicameral, bipartisan introduction of the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act. This legislation would…

Without Extension, Program is Projected to Run out of Funding in April 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and U.S. Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led their…

US lawmakers are mobilizing to prevent abrupt price hikes on millions of Americans’ internet bills, announcing new legislation to rescue a popular government program that’s set to run out of funding this spring. The previously unreported bipartisan legislation expected Wednesday in both the House and…

MONTPELIER, VT – Vermont’s Congressional Delegation held a rally with members of the Montpelier community and the Montpelier Commission for Recovery and Resilience on the effort to restore the state capital’s post office. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), and a representative for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke at the rally.  “The…

“It’s astonishing. It really is,” U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said Monday. “If they don’t respond to two U.S. senators and a representative … how does that make everyday people feel that their government is working for them?” Ben Doyle of the Montpelier Commission for…