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DERBY LINE – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) submitted the following Statement for the Congressional Record commemorating the inauguration of a new entryway on the Canadian side of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a centuries-old community landmark that straddles the U.S.-Canada border. A representative from Senator Welch’s office attended the opening and presented this Statement for the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today pressed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins about the Department’s progress in delivering over $62 million in disaster aid relief to Vermont communities impacted by devastating floods in July of 2023 and 2024. During his questioning, Secretary Rollins confirmed that $31.7…

Inflation hit 4.2% as Middle East war drags on  Trump today in the Oval Office: “I love the inflation.”  WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on new inflation data showing consumer prices are up for the…

Funding will support the restoration of Vermont Studio Center’s Kahn Studio, railroad, and energy infrastructure replacement  WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of $4,042,993 in federal disaster recovery funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding was awarded to the Vermont Studio Center, the Vermont Agency for Transportation (VTrans), and the Washington…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following response to President Trump’s formal nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States (AG):   “The United States Attorney General is the lawyer of the American people, not the…

Senators: “The 60-day clock specified in the War Powers Resolution does not have a pause button.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 34 Senate Democrats in demanding that President Trump provide legal justification for the use of military…

Senators: “We are concerned about consumer access to safe and affordable air travel as we head into a busy summer travel season.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today partnered with Senator Tammy Duckworth, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation,…