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Feb 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor late last night to reiterate his opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department…
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Feb 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted against advancing the nomination of Jamieson Greer in the Senate Finance Committee, President Trump’s nominee to be the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and expressed his opposition: “Nobody will win this trade war. President Trump’s…
Press Release
Feb 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight took to the Senate floor to speak on his opposition to Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s pick to serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Senator Welch expressed concerns about Gabbard’s judgment, integrity, and character, and how…
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Feb 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reacted to reports Kash Patel has been personally involved in the Trump Administration's ongoing efforts to target and fire career FBI agents and officials. “If these reports are true,…
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Feb 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate floor to speak on President Trump’s exaggerated claims of winning the 2024 election by a 'landside,' and called on the Trump Administration to focus not on political retribution and his agenda of ‘overreach…
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Feb 07, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today reacted to reporting that Elon Musk’s so called “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, has started to review disaster recovery grant programs at FEMA, and gained private and sensitive data of disaster victims: “Disaster-impacted communities in…
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Feb 07, 2025
BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement after Senate Republicans unveiled a proposed budget resolution that could lead to major cuts to critical programs working Vermonters rely on while providing tax breaks…