WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Welch Pushes Back Against Far-Right Claims of 'One-Sided' Politically Motivated Violence * Welch: "All of us must condemn every act of violence that tears at the fabric of our society and is absolutely, totally corrosive to our democracy." WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed back on the Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Mourns the Loss of Middlebury College Student, Lia Smith * Middlebury, VT - Rep. Becca Balint released the following statement following the death of Middlebury College student, Lia Smith: "I'm absolutely heartbroken for the family of Lia Smith and the Middlebury College Community. As a parent, I'm crushed by this news and grieving for her parents and loved ones. The loss of a ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Sanders Demands Answers on Amazon's Plan to Automate Warehouses, Replace 600,000 Workers As Amazon moves forward with plans to cut hundreds of thousands of American jobs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today wrote to Amaz more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Sanders Demands Answers on Amazon's Plan to Automate Warehouses, Replace 600,000 Workers As Amazon moves forward with plans to cut hundreds of thousands of American jobs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today wrote to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos asking for answers on how the company's plans to automate more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Welch Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen USDA Broadband Program for Rural Communities * Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), reintroduced the bipartisan ReConnecting Rural America Act alongside Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont). This legislation will strengthen the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) ReConnect Loan and Grant Program. The p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Calls on House to Take Up Final Passage * Bill to reverse Trump's price-hiking global tariffs passed the Senate with bipartisan support WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Sc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Calls Police Officer Who Defended Capitol on January 6th and Expert on Extremism and Terrorism as Witnesses for Hearing on Politically Motivated Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. On Tuesday, October 28, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing titled "Politically Violent Attacks: A Threat to Our Constitutional Order," in which the Republican majority will advance a fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Discusses Importance of Protecting Health Care Access as Open Enrollment Nears * Welch Joined Wyden and health care advocates for a press conference on lowering health care costs WASHINGTON, D.C. - In remarks from the Senate floor tonight, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, raised the alarm about the need to extend the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) premi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Health Care Providers, Farmers, and Patients in Berlin Ahead of Start of Open Enrollment * BERLIN, VT Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined health care providers, farmers, and patients at the Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) in Berlin to discuss looming premium rate increases ahead of the beginning of Open Enrollment on Saturday, November 1 st. Senator Welch discussed the ur more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Senate Judiciary Democrats in Demanding Answers from DOJ on Trump's Military Actions in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today led every Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat in demanding answers from the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Slams Trump's Trade War for Hurting Vermont Farmers: "The market is absolutely destroyed." * Welch highlights new bicameral federal legislation to ensure farmers can fix their own equipment WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) outlined how President Trump's global trade war has wreaked havoc on the United States' agricultural m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Urges Senate to Stop Trump's Unconstitutional Attacks in the Caribbean Sea: "It's not up to the President to determine if we go to war--it's up to Congress." * W ASHINGTON, D.C. - In remarks from the Senate floor this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, questioned the legality of the President's recent military actions more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Works Across the Aisle to Protect SNAP * Hawley and Welch's Keep SNAP Funded Act would protect millions of Americans from losing SNAP during shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight cosponsored Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) Keep SNAP Funded Act, which would ensure nutrition assistance will continue despite the ongoing government shutdown. "I'm working across the ai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Gluesenkamp Perez Lead Bicameral Legislation to Provide Farmers with the Right to Repair * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, this week joined U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03) in introducing the Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance Act (FARM Act more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Marshall Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Broadband Internet in Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in reintroducing the ReConnecting Rural America Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch-Cosponsored Bipartisan Resolution to Block Trump's Disastrous Tariffs on Canada Passes Out of Senate * Before the vote, Welch slammed Trump's reckless trade war and called on Congress to reassert its authority on trade policy WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today voted in favor of a bipartisan resolution to end President Trump's r more PR