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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Representative Alma Adams (D-NC-12) in introducing the Parent PLUS Parity Act, bicameral legislation to ease the burden of student loan debt for parent borrowers who have helped…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) in introducing a resolution condemning an escalating censorship crisis that has removed and targeted thousands of books from the shelves of schools, libraries and universities…

A woman stands outside a US Social Security Administration building, November 5, 2020, in Burbank, California. A new bill could boost one Social Security benefit by $2,000. Valerie Macon/AFP Via Getty Images Some Social Security benefits could increase by over $2,000 if a new bill passes. Social Security…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) on the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual Assistance program and improve how FEMA helps individuals…

Legislation would adjust benefits last expanded 70 years ago to account for inflation WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, legislation that would adjust benefits for…

“Spending down next year’s funds early, especially as we deal with more catastrophic weather, threatens to create a perfect storm by our next funding deadline,” U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said of the deal Wednesday night. Kaycen Hedges tries to clear mud from Third Street…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Senate and House passage of a Continuing Resolution, which will fund the government through December 20th and avoid a costly government shutdown:  “It's unacceptable that some in Congress view paying our bills and…