WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * As Tariffs are Hurting Vermont's Outdoor and Tourism Economy, Welch Convenes Discussion on Impact of Trump's Trade War in Stowe More than 60 business and nonprofit leaders attended event STOWE, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, hosted a conversation at The Alchemist in Stowe on the impact of President Trump's trade war on Vermont's outdoor and t  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Answers on Mohsen Mahdawi's Arrest, a Permanent Vermont Resident and College Student Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined Rep. Becca Balint and 66 colleagues in writing to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State Secretaries to demand answers on the abduction and arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi. On Monday, April 14th, masked, h  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Host Third Annual "Youth Chess Day" for Vermont Students BURLINGTON, Vt., April 16 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold his third annual Youth Chess Day for students grades 1-12 on Saturday, April 19 at Vermont State University in Randolph. Over the first two years of this event, more than 250 young Vermonters from across the state have come out to learn the game and   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Illegal Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia BURLINGTON, Vt., April 14 - In an Oval Office meeting with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, President Trump failed to demand the release of Kilmer Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly deported from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the follo  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Statement on Trump Detaining Mohsen Mahdawi BURLINGTON, Vt., April 14 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement on the illegal detention of Mohsen Mahdawi by the Trump Administration: Earlier today, Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont, walked into an immigration office fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Leads 67 House Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Mohsen Mahdawi's Arrest Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State secretaries to demand answers on the illegal abduction and arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi. On Monday, April 14th, masked, hooded men in plain clothes removed Mr. Mahdawi, who was then h  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders, Welch, Balint Statement on Trump Detaining Mohsen Mahdawi BURLINGTON, Vt. - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement on the illegal detention of Mohsen Mahdawi by the Trump Administration: "Earlier today, Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont, walked into an immigration office for what was suppose  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders, Welch, Balint Statement on Trump Detaining Mohsen Mahdawi Burlington, VT - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement on the illegal detention of Mohsen Mahdawi by the Trump Administration: Earlier today, Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont, walked into an immigration office for what was supposed  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Businesses Talk Tariffs and Trump's Trade War at Welch's Roundtable "This is essentially a tax on the consumer." "Tariffs radically affect our manufacturing arm." "We don't know how they're going to affect us, we just know they're going to affect us." "How can you navigate the playbook if you don't know what the rules of the board are" "This is long-lasting damage to a relationship an  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Attends Event in Sherbrooke Celebrating Cooperation Between U.S. and Canada on Semiconductor Innovation SHERBROOKE, QC - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) traveled to Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada this week for an event celebrating semiconductor innovation and collaboration between Quebec and the Northeastern United States. Senator Welch joined the ribbon cutting for an expansion of the Interdiscip  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks at Georgetown Law School on Executive Power and the Rule of Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and a former public defender, last week joined the Georgetown Law Journal for a conversation on executive overreach and the judiciary's role in the impending constitutional crisis. Senator Welch spoke   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Trump Undermining USDA-Rural Development WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's efforts to reduce the workforce of U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development (USDA-RD) offices in Vermont and New Hampshire through buyouts an  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Trump's Executive Order Targeting Medicare Drug Price Negotiations WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order targeting the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, a major long-term cost-saving feature of the Inflation Reduction Act which grants Medicare   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Press U.S. Trade Representative on Impacts of Destructive Trump Tariffs on Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and 17 of their colleagues in expressing great concern about the impact of the Administration's reckless tariff agenda on our nation's farmers  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, King Introduce Legislation to Prevent Costly Falls Bill would establish a tax credit for home modifications that increase safety and accessibility WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) recently introduced the Home Accessibility Tax Credit Act, legislation to help prevent dangerous and costly falls. The Senators' bill would establish a refundable tax c  more