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Welch Leads Eleven Senators in Demanding Trump Admin Secure Release of American High School Student Abducted and Held by Israeli Forces Without Charge

Abdalkareem was abducted by Israeli forces around 3 a.m. on June 29, 2026, from his family home in the town of Jalazone, located in the occupied West Bank. He was detained just days before his 18th ...
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Welch Joins Visiting Nurses and Hospice Providers in Rutland to Discuss Innovations to Develop Vermont’s Rural Health Care Workforce

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) , a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care , this week joined the VNA & ...
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Welch, Britt Headline Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s Seventh Installment of ‘The Senate Project’ Bipartisan Conversation Series

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Welch, Pocan Lead 16 Members Urging USDA to Reverse Course on New Cost-Sharing Requirement that Hurts Dairy Farmers and Producers

This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) in leading 16 bicameral lawmakers urging the U.S. Department ...
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Welch Statement on Trump Administration Abandoning Disaster-Impacted States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to new reporting that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Cameron Hamilton ...
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Welch Hosts Common Grounds Listening Session in Rutland County

RUTLAND, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today hosted a ‘Common Grounds with Senator Welch’ listening session at Hub CoWorks in Rutland. Vermonters joined Senator Welch for a discussion about ...
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Welch Tours Head Start Center in Rutland, Speaks with Educators About Importance of Protecting Head Start from Trump Admin Cuts

U.S.Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week toured a Head Start Center in Rutland to hear from teachers and program employees about the impact the Trump Administratio ...
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Welch, Blumenthal Release Details on DHS Secretary Noem’s Mount Rushmore Ads

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on ...
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Welch, Bennet Release Proposal to Establish New Federal Agency to Prevent Catastrophic AI Risk, Regulate Big Tech

Federal Digital Commission would have pre-clearance review of frontier AI models, ability to pause release without necessary safeguards, and assess civil penalties of up to 15% of a firm’s prior-year ...
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Welch Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Musicians, Artists, and Creators from Unauthorized AI Training

TRAIN Act is Supported by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Human Artistry Campaign, SAG-AFTRA, Recording Academy, Nashville Songwriters Association International, SESAC, ASCAP, BMI, ...
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Welch, Wyden, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Block Republicans’ Big Pharma Bailout, Protect Access to Life-Saving Prescription Drugs

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Finance Committee members Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), alongside Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the No ...