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BERLIN, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined health care providers, farmers, and patients at the Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) in Berlin to discuss looming premium rate increases ahead of the beginning of Open Enrollment on Saturday, November 1st. Senator Welch discussed…

Statement from Senator Peter WelchPrinted in the Congressional RecordOctober 30, 2025 Mr. President, on September 3, 2025, I spoke about the upcoming November 30th general elections in Honduras for President, Members of Congress, and Members of the Central American Parliament. Significant fraud has been a…

Bill to reverse Trump’s price-hiking global tariffs passed the Senate with bipartisan support   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Rand…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in reintroducing the ReConnecting Rural America Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the U.S. Department of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, this week joined U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03) in introducing the Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance Act (FARM Act), bicameral legislation…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined National Public Radio’s All Things Considered to discuss the ongoing shutdown fight and his bipartisan efforts to extend funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps feed 42 million Americans.   The Trump Administration has…

Welch highlights new bicameral federal legislation to ensure farmers can fix their own equipment  WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) outlined how President Trump’s global trade war has wreaked havoc on the United States’ agricultural…