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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) advocated for additional measures to further reform the criminal justice system and highlighted the importance of expanding funding for mental health services. Today’s hearing focused on the bipartisan First Step Act,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined his Senate colleagues in urging Senate Appropriations leadership to support funding for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) grant program in the fiscal year 2024 spending legislation. The Joint Economic Committee…

Statement of Senator Peter WelchSubmitted to the Congressional RecordJanuary 17, 2024 Madam President, the inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo as President of Guatemala shortly after midnight on January 15th was a triumph for the people of Guatemala.  Despite corrupt forces in the outgoing government, the Congress,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined a group of more than 130 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips urging FERC to strengthen and finalize its proposed transmission planning and cost allocation rule. Improved and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted in support of Senate Resolution 504 offered by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), directing the State Department to provide a human rights report under 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act. Senator Welch released the following statement:  “I voted in support of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) released the following statement after Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration: “We congratulate Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on his historic…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala: “With the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo, the choice of a decisive majority of Guatemalans who courageously voted last year for integrity, decency, and…