Press Release

Welch on Elon Musk’s USAID Takeover: “Constitutionally, no President and no unelected billionaire can unlawfully shut a Congressionally authorized agency down.” 

Feb 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight took to the Senate floor to speak on President Trump and Elon Musk’s unconstitutional actions to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and call on Congress to protect the agency, which has played an indispensable role in protecting the interests, security, and reputation of the United States around the globe. 

Watch Senator Welch’s speech below: 

Read Senator Welch’s remarks as delivered here. 

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Senator Welch’s Committee and Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress include:  

  • Senate Committee on Finance  
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry 

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit  

  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary 

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution  

  • Senate Committee on Rules & Administration  

Learn more about his work by visiting his website or by following him on social media. 

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