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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), as well as U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.) as part of a bipartisan, bicameral delegation to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to attend the 2023…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing this week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) spoke about how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by farmers and producers. Senator Welch also inquired about how AI’s potential benefits to soil health may result in higher profits…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released the following statement after voting in favor of a stopgap government funding bill to avert a government shutdown and extend funding for crucial programs included in the Farm Bill: “Tonight I voted for a continuing resolution…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today celebrated the two-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law at an event with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Reps. Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Marc Veasey (TX-33); FCC Commissioner Geoffrey…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Rules Committee meeting today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) helped advance a resolution that would allow for the en bloc confirmation of military promotions, bypassing Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) holds on 378 military promotions. Sen. Tuberville’s block on military promotions…

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the United Nations today in order to hear directly from key leaders about urgent efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and end the unacceptably high loss of civilian lives.…

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s adoption of a Code of Conduct, following years of reporting exposing alleged ethical lapses of Supreme Court Justices: “The integrity of the U.S. Supreme Court matters–and that integrity has continuously been…