WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * At Antitrust Hearing, Welch Calls Out President Trump for Firing FTC Commissioners and Presses the Need for Right to Repair Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called out President Trump for firing Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and discusse  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Host Youth Choral Concert and Town Meeting on the Arts BURLINGTON, Vt., April 1 - Sen. Bernie Sanders will host a youth choral concert and town meeting on the importance of arts education on Saturday evening at the Casella Theater in Castleton. The concert will feature performances from seven Vermont elementary, middle, high school, and college choirs. Last year marked   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Scott, Colleagues, Workers to Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2030 WASHINGTON, April 4 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, alongside food service and airport workers, to  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Escalating Trade War with the World WASHINGTON, April 4 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding Trump's widespread tariffs on more than 60 countries: As someone who helped lead the effort against disastrous unfettered free trade deals with China, Mexico and other low-wage countries, I understand that we need trade policies   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Under Musk's Plan for Social Security, 67,000 Americans Will Die Waiting for Disability Benefits WASHINGTON, April 1 - Ahead of the Senate Finance Committee's vote to advance Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senate Finance Subcomm  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Speech on Senate Vote to Block $8.8 Billion Sale of Heavy Bombs to Israel WASHINGTON, April 3 - After filing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to block the sale of two of the most egregious Trump Administration offensive arms sales to Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose to bring the JRDs up for a vote by the full Senate. The sales would provide almost $8  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Introduces the Transgender Health Care Access Act Washington, D.C. - Today, on Trans Day of Visibility, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced the Transgender Health Care Access Act. As Republicans nationwide continue to demonize and attack trans Americans to score political points, access to health care is becoming more and more limited. Twenty-seven states have some form of ban on   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, Scott, Colleagues, Workers to Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2030 WASHINGTON, April 4 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Under Musk's Plan for Social Security, 67,000 Americans Will Die Waiting for Disability Benefits WASHINGTON, April 1 - Ahead of the Senate Finance Committee's vote to advance Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, E  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on April 3, 2025: * * * We have a government of billionaires, by billionaires and for billionaires All of us owe Donald Trump and Elon Musk a deep debt of gratitude. For a very long time the big money interests, under Democratic and Republican administrations, have dominated our government and our politics. They did it through their campaign contributions, the work of their corporate lobbyists and the ext  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Commemorates Transgender Day of Visibility WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement commemorating International Transgender Day of Visibility: "International Transgender Day of Visibility is an essential reminder that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, always. No one should ever fear retribution for being their open and  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Files Budget Amendments to Help Hardworking Vermonters Welch filed 61 amendments to the budget WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, filed 61 amendments to Senate Republicans' budget plan. The Senator's amendments aim to help working famil  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Hirono, Senate Democrats to Reintroduce Legislation to Guarantee Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Proceedings WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Peter Welch joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 25 of their colleagues in introducing The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unacc  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Schatz, Wicker, Warner, Hyde-Smith, and Barrasso to Lead Bipartisan Group Of 60 Senators In Introducing Legislation To Expand Telehealth Access, Make Permanent Telehealth Flexibilities CONNECT For Health Act Holds Broad Bipartisan Support, Most Comprehensive Legislation On Telehealth In Congress Current Flexibilities Set To Expire September 30 Without Congressional Action WASHINGTON D.  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Reassert Congressional Trade Role Legislation requires the President to explain reasoning and impacts of new tariffs to Congress within 48 hours All new tariffs would expire after 60 days unless Congress explicitly approves them WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week joined U.S. Senators Maria   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Opposes Frank Bisignano, Trump's Nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today voted against advancing the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), a federal agency that provides program benefits to more than 150,000 Vermonters and 71   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Slams Decision to Dismiss Corruption Charges Against Mayor Adams Comes after Welch-led push to get answers about Todd Blanche's Involvement in the DOJ's Push to Dismiss Case WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a U.S. District Court judge in New York dismissed the corruption case, with prejudice, against Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City, blocking future legal action against Mr. Adams. This follows Trum  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement Ahead of Trump's Next Round of Tariffs, a Tax Hike on American Families WASHINGTON, D.C.-- As President Trump reportedly prepares to enact blanket tariffs that will impact trade globally and plunge the economy into chaos, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement: "It is obvious that Trump 'couldn't care less' about t  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on the GOP Budget: "It will damage our economy and hurt kids and seniors." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on Senate Republicans' budget: "This budget is totally irresponsible--it will damage our economy and hurt kids and seniors. President Trump and Senate Republicans are forcing a reckless budget that will cut the services and pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Supports Sanders' Resolution to Block Certain Offensive Weapons Sales to Israel WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted to block certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. The Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD), offered by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), would block the Trump Administration's sale of more than $8 billion in offensive weaponry--including 2,000-pound b  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Votes to Undo Tariffs on Canada, Reassert Congress's Authority Over Trade Policy Welch slams Trump's trade war on the Senate Floor: "These tariffs will be a dagger in the heart of the Vermont economy." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Senate Agriculture Committees, voted to end President Trump's reckless tariffs on Canadian import  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch's Bipartisan Bill to Help Dairy Farmers and Students Considered by the Agriculture Committee Welch urged Republicans to support USDA's school nutrition and dairy support programs. WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In an Agriculture Committee hearing today focused on U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)'s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, Sen. Welch celebrated Vermont's dairy farmers and students and called for pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch's LOCAL Foods Act Reintroduced with Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the bipartisan Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local (LOCAL) Foods Act, legislation to update the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906's (FMIA) ' Personal-Use Exemption' to better support small-scale me  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Padilla Probe AI Chatbot Apps on Safeguards for Children Senators:" In light of recent reports of self-harm associated with this emerging application category... policymakers, parents, and their kids deserve to know what your companies are doing to protect users." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) are raising concerns regarding the mental heal  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Prevent Rural Hospital Closures Legislation would codify a USDA pilot program that provides technical assistance to hospitals WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to help rural hospitals that are at risk of being closed. The Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act would codify an existing p  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch-Sponsored Bipartisan Bills to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs Advance Out of Judiciary Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a slate of bipartisan bills to lower the cost of prescription drugs, including several sponsored by Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.). "We're facing an affordability crisis right now, and the cost of health care and prescription drugs  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on April 2, 2025: * * * Why Do Working People Die Younger Than the Wealthy? Everyone wants to live a long, happy, and productive life. If you're working class in America, that's tough to do. Last month, I asked Americans to share their stories about how financial stress is affecting their lives. The response was overwhelming, heartbreaking, and infuriating. Working people are dying years before they should  more