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Welch stressed the urgent need to extend ACA tax credits before January 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a Senate Finance Committee hearing this afternoon, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) exposed how Republicans’ inaction on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits will raise premiums for…

Bill would strengthen enforcement and lawsuits against companies that allow landlords to collude on rent prices  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Senate Judiciary Committees, today joined Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden…

GAO recently found that the Trump Admin. illegally withheld Head Start Funds, exacerbating delays caused by the Republican shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week joined U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Reverend Raphael…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined every Senate Democrat in calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to immediately bring the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act to the Senate floor for a vote,…

Bill repeals last-minute ‘Arctic Frost’ provision allowing Republican Senators to collect $500,000 per lawfully subpoenaed phone record  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, today joined U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate…

Bill would test a treatment-in-place Medicare reimbursement model for EMS providers, helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital visits WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Comprehensive Alternative Response to Emergencies (CARE) Act,…

Lawmakers commend and encourage the Administration’s efforts to free political prisoners wrongfully held in Belarus  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) partnered with U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Joe Wilson (D-SC-02) in calling on the Trump Administration to…