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May 02, 2023
In a Tuesday floor speech, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) laid out the catastrophic economic effects of defaulting on our national debt, after House Republicans made clear they are willing to risk default to force substantial cuts to programs that create jobs, support working families, and…
Press Release
May 02, 2023
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform to call for the creation of a code of conduct for members of the Supreme Court, amidst a series of reports of ethical impropriety among the Justices.…
Press Release
May 01, 2023
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) met today, on International Workers’ Day, with Julie Su, who has been nominated by President Biden to serve as Secretary of the Department of Labor. Su, who is currently Acting Secretary of Labor and served as Deputy Secretary of Labor prior…
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Apr 28, 2023
U.S. Senate / https://www.welch.senate.gov/Vermont Senator Peter Welch Vermont Senator Peter Welch joined advocates to highlight what they say is a need to protect Medicaid as its provisions are threatened by a bill passed by the Republican House majority. House Republicans approved the “Limit, Save, Grow…
Press Release
Apr 28, 2023
Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) joined Protect our Care for a press conference during Medicaid Awareness Month to highlight the importance of protecting access to care for Medicaid enrollees. This week, House Republicans passed a debt bill that–if enacted–could kick millions of Americans off Medicaid by…
Press Release
Apr 26, 2023
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined a United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing today to discuss the continuing assault on reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled Roe v. Wade and eliminated protections…
Press Release
Apr 26, 2023
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced new legislation today to combat the rise in illicit use of the animal tranquilizer Xylazine, also known as Tranq. The Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act directs the National Institute of Standards…