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WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) issued the following statement in response to former President Trump’s indictment in connection with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election:  “January 6th will be remembered as one of the darkest days in American history. I was in the…

BURLINGTON, VT - Senator Welch convened a meeting today with small business owners from across Vermont to discuss the challenges they are facing following catastrophic flooding in state earlier this month.  Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL) participated in the meeting.  “Small businesses drive Vermont’s economic growth…

WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) were joined by Senators Whitehouse, Shaheen, Van Hollen, Sanders, Blumenthal, Merkley, Warren, and Booker in sending a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging the Department to finalize its proposed distribution transformer efficiency standard. The…

WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) this week submitted a Statement for the Congressional Record outlining opportunities to advance the United States’ relationship with Cuba. In the statement, Senator Welch warns that the policies currently in place amount to little more than a continuation of…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Peter Welch introduced new legislation in Washington this week. It's to help lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers. The "Student Loan Interest Elimination Act" would re-finance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to 0%.…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) spoke on the Senate floor late last night to call for additional support for Vermont’s farmers as they recover from catastrophic flooding. The office of Governor Phil Scott estimates that 10,000 acres of farmland have been damaged by flooding. That number…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced the Fairness for Small Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act and the Agricultural Worker Justice Act, legislation to support farmworkers and uplift small, family farms across the United States. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) co-sponsored both bills in the Senate. Senator…