WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) in introducing a resolution condemning an escalating censorship crisis that has removed and targeted thousands of books from the shelves of schools, libraries and universities across the country. The bicameral resolution, coinciding with Banned Books Week, reinforces congressional r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) called on Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address concerns raised by Vermont municipalities about high staff turnover and other bureaucratic inefficiencies within the agency's Public Assistance (PA) program  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) called on Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address concerns raised by Vermont municipalities about high staff turnover and other bureaucratic inefficiencies within the agency's Public Assistance (PA) program, which   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the sale of more than $20 billion in offensive U.S. weaponry to Israel. Sanders spoke last week on the Senate floor about why the sales must not move forward and today issued the following statement: Today, with colleagues, I introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval seeking to block certain arm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to comply with the committee's subpoena. This follows the committee's bipartisan and historic vote last week to issue the contempt resolution - the first tim  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report uncovering how Novo Nordisk, as one health insurance plan described it, is using its "position of power" to "squeeze" plans, and "boost its corporate profits." "Today, Novo Nordisk charges Americans with Type 2 diabetes $969 a month for Ozempic, while thi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to comply with the committee's subpoena. This follows the committee's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: As millions of Americans struggle with diabetes and obesity, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing to examine why Novo Nordisk charges the American people the highest prices in the world for its lifesaving drug  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report uncovering how Novo Nordisk, as one health insurance plan described it, is using its "position of power" to "squeeze" plans, and "boost its corporate profits." "Today, Novo Nordisk charg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) introduced the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act, legislation that extends the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park to include the neighboring King Farm, which is currently owned by the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) emphasized how the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in former President Donald Trump's immunity case endangers the United States' constitutional system of checks and balances and Congress' constitutional responsibility to enforce the rule of law. Senator Welch also questioned witnesses about how the Supreme Court's unprecedented imm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Legislation would adjust benefits last expanded 70 years ago to account for inflation Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, legislation that would adjust benefits for the first time in 70 years to cover costs associated with cremation or burials for surviving family members by increasing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the 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 meat producers in rural communities. The LOCAL Foods Act would codify current USDA guidance on Personal-Use and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) on the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual Assistance program and improve how FEMA helps individuals rebuild their lives in the aftermath of a disaster. The Disaster Survivors Fairness Act would provide   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Statement for the Congressional Recordin Support of Guatemala's DemocracySenator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)September 25, 2024 Madam President, last December I joined Senators Tim Kaine, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, and Laphonza Butler, and Representatives Norma J. Torres and Delia C. Ramirez, on a trip to Guatemala. We arrived just weeks before the scheduled inauguration of President Bernardo Arevalo, who had been e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch: This Continuing Resolution will not meet the needs of Vermont, or any state recovering from a disaster. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in response to both Chambers of Congress reaching a bipartisan agreement on a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR), which would fund the government through December 20th but excludes additional disaster recovery funding for FEMA or oth  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Senate and House passage of a Continuing Resolution, which will fund the government through December 20th and avoid a costly government shutdown: "It's unacceptable that some in Congress view paying our bills and keeping the lights on as 'optional.' Tonight, we should have negotiated and passed a bipartisan budget bill that looks forward t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Proposed rule is in alignment with the Senators' bipartisan bill to hold Big Pharma accountable for abusing the patent system Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.),and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) sent a letter to Kathi Videl, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), expressing strong support for a proposed rule released by USPTO that would help restore competition to the prescriptio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Emergency Loans Reform Act of 2024, legislation to reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Emergency Loan Program to remove barriers to emergency funds and be more responsive to the needs of farmers and ranchers in the aftermath of a natural disaster. The Emergency L  more