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BURLINGTON, VT – Today at Handy’s Lunch in Burlington, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, hosted a press event with Vermonters who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits to access health coverage. Government funding lapsed last…

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) say the shutdown must continue until Republicans agree to concessions on health care. Sen. Peter Welch at a press conference on Monday in Burlington Colin Flanders Democrats and Republicans on Capitol…

Statement of Senator Peter WelchHonoring Jane GoodallRemarks as Submitted to the Congressional RecordOctober 1, 2025 I rise to pay tribute to Jane Goodall, whose pioneering scientific research on the behavior of chimpanzees and decades of tirelessly circling the globe to build support for the protection…

“We have to draw a line in the sand and say, ‘no,’” Rep. Becca Balint said. Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, Rep. Becca Balint, center, and Sen. Peter Welch. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s three members of Congress are casting the federal government shutdown that started Wednesday as…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released a statement following Senate Republicans’ failure to negotiate with Democrats to fund the government:    “Nobody wants a shutdown—it is damaging to our economy, to federal workers, and to the foundation of our democracy. A shutdown,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for a discussion about how the Trump Administration…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump Administration announced that Pfizer has agreed to sell select prescription medications directly to patients at a discount on a new direct purchasing platform, TrumpRx.gov, and in exchange, Pfizer will receive a three-year grace period on President Trump’s proposed 100%…