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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after the White House confirmed President Trump is expected to put new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China on Saturday:   “Donald Trump has just raised prices for every working American. He…

Legislation creates new insurance program for farmers to protect against extreme weather WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in reintroducing theWithstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats…

Welch well-placed to bring vital resources to rural communities, enforce and protect constitutional rights and liberties WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced that in the 119th Congress, he will serve as Ranking Member on the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today grilled Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), about his refusal to acknowledge that President Biden won the 2020 Presidential…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night took to the Senate floor to speak about the ceasefire in Gaza and stress the importance of creating a viable, secure, independent, and demilitarized Palestinian state.   Senator Welch emphasized that there is no solution that…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on last night’s tragic crash involving a plane and military helicopter at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):  “The collision at DCA of an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter is a shocking tragedy, and…

“We’ve just got to name it for what it is: President Trump believes chaos is an instrument of persuasion,” U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said on Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) - FILE: JAMES BUCK President Donald Trump’s administration has rescinded a memo that…