WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Hit By Trump's Tariffs, Welch's Guest to President's Joint Address to Congress Will Be Head of Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association Allison Hope During Welch's Tariff Town Hall: "Our industry has grown in production almost 500% over the last 20 years, and these tariffs would go a long way towards potentially slowing that production." Vermont sugar makers produce the most maple syrup in the nation.  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Harold Howrigan, a board member of the National Milk Producers Federation, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today as the committee reviews the state of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the Wealthy WASHINGTON, March 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report exposing the stark disparities in life expectancy based on income, education, race and geography. The findings show that working class pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEW STUDY: Nearly $80 Trillion Redistributed from the Bottom 90% to the Top 1% Since 1975 WASHINGTON, March 4 - As Republicans prepare legislation to provide more tax breaks to billionaires with massive cuts to programs working families need, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today highlighted a new report from the nonpartisan RAND Corporation, which found that nearly $80 trillion in wealth in the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Calls for Committee Investigation into DOGE, Subpoena for Musk WASHINGTON, March 6 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today called for a formal committee investigation into the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and a subpoena of Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to testify ab  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement: USAID Cuts Will Lead to Millions of Preventable Deaths WASHINGTON, March 4 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement about the impact that cuts to USAID from the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE will have on vulnerable people around the world. Elon Musk and Donald Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USA  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Delivers Livestreamed Response' to President Trump's Congressional Address WASHINGTON, March 4 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today delivered remarks following President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. Over 91,000 viewers watched in real time on his social media platforms. Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. Hel  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders, Democratic Senators Force Republicans to Confront Hypocrisy on Ukraine and Putin WASHINGTON, March 5 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), alongside Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), today asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass a series of   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Trump's Destructive Tariff War Washington, D.C - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement in response to Trump's escalating trade war with some of our closest allies. The tariff's going into effect today include a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy. China and Canada both have already imposed tariffs on  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Will Not Attend Trump's Joint Address Washington, D.C - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) announces she will not attend President Trump's joint address. She will instead join programming that will provide real time fact-checking, a Democratic pre-buttal and live reactions. She will join Senators Murphy, Schatz, Markey and Alsobrooks along with other elected leaders, political comment  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Reject Sen. Welch's Resolution Condemning Russia's Brutal Invasion WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night took to the Senate floor alongside Democratic colleagues to reaffirm that Congress and the American people stand with President Zelenskyy and will not abandon the people of Ukraine as they defend their country against Russia's unjust invasion. In his remarks, Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders Calls for Committee Investigation into DOGE, Subpoena for Musk WASHINGTON, March 6 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today called for a formal committee investigation into the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Statement: Meet Donald Trump's New Best Friend, Vladimir Putin WASHINGTON, March 3 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement introducing the American people to the background and history of Russian dictator, and apparent ally of President Trump, Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump's attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are a gift to Russian President Vladim  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of American Workers WASHINGTON, March 5 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, alongside Senate Minority Leader Chu  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 5, 2025: * * * Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of American Workers WASHINGTON, March 5 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Rankin  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joined on Capitol Hill by Allison Hope of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association Comes as the Trump Administration implemented sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Allison Hope, Executive Director of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association, today joined Senate Democrats for a press conference on Capitol Hill with Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Colleagues in Pressing for Timely Disaster Assistance for All Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and 13 of their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for assurances that assistance for economic challenges in   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Presses Deputy Treasury Secretary Nominee on How Trump's Tariffs Will Raise Costs for Vermonters Deputy Secretary of the Treasury to Welch: Tariffs "may find its way into prices." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this weekpressed Michael Faulkender, President Trump's pick for Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Department, on how the T  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Reintroduces the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act Bill will increase accountability for election-related disinformation WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) this week in reintroducing the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act, legislation to increase accountability for  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in advance of President Trump's Joint Address to Congress this evening: "President Trump's second term is off to a chaotic and cruel start. The past 43 days have delivered an incredible disruption to Vermont families and communities--the complete opposit  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today led nine of their colleagues in calling on leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DO  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led nine of their colleagues in calling on leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) an  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the Wealthy WASHINGTON, March 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report exposing the stark disparities in life expectancy based on income, edu  more