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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 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, 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, Britt Headline Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s Seventh Installment of ‘The Senate Project’ Bipartisan Conversation Series

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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 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, Min, Scanlon Initiate Probe into Influence of Cabinet Members in Trump’s Decision to Pardon Convicted Felons

Lawmakers demand answers from HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin about their roles in Trump’s decision to grant presidential pardons  The bicameral group of lawmakers are looking into ...
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Welch, Blumenthal, Schiff Continue Probe into DHS Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars, Demand Answers from DHS Over New Reporting on Noem’s Luxury Jet Purchases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking ...
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Welch Joins Groundbreaking for New Affordable Housing Project in Burlington

BURLINGTON, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined the Champlain Housing Trust to ...