WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch to Join Punchbowl News for Summit on Rural Health Care * U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will join Punchbowl News on Tuesday, September 9 th at 8:00 AM, for a discussion on patient access to health care in rural communities. The event will highlight a wide range of perspectives, including policy, provider, health system, and third-part  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to the New York Times: * * * Kennedy Must Resign Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign. Mr. Kennedy and the rest of the Trump administration tell us, over and over, that they want to Make America Healthy Again. That's a great slogan. I agree with it. The problem is that since coming into of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * RFK Jr.'s Dangerous Designs for Public Health Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. writes that "We're Restoring Public Trust in the CDC" (op-ed, Sept. 3). That would be laughable if it weren't dangerously wrong. In my view, Mr. Kennedy is waging a war against science and the well-being of the American people. Let's not forget. At the height of the Covid pandemic, we were losing 3,000 people every  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont posted the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Springfield, Vermont Man Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Straw-Purchasing 19 Firearms and Robbing 3 Banks The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 29, 2025, Stephen Loewe, 43, of Springfield, Vermont, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 45 months' impr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Announces Registration is Open for 2025 Women's Economic Opportunity Conference * RANDOLPH, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced registration is now open for this year's annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference (WEOC), held Saturday, September 27, 2025. Vermonters interested in attending this free event can learn more and sign up by visiting welch.senate.gov/weoc. "The  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Holds Senate Republicans Accountable for Kennedy's Tenure at HHS: "We have confirmed a vaccine denier." * Welch also demands vote on bill to claw back Republicans' $5 billion handout to Big Pharma WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered a scathing review of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as Secretary of the U.S. Department  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Finance Committee Democrats to Demand Robert Kennedy's Resignation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Members of the Senate Finance Committee in calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his position as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as he continues to push his dangerous anti-health and science agenda, lie to Congress,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Provides Remarks for Convocation and Inauguration of Jim Dlugos, President of Landmark College * PUTNEY, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this weekend delivered keynote remarks at Landmark College's 2025 convocation and presidential inauguration ceremony. Senator Welch expressed support for Landmark College's mission providing higher education for students with learning disabilities and ce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Slams GOP's Attacks on Health Care: "This is really an existential moment for our health care system" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, tonight slammed Congressional Republicans' attack on health care, including the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. "We should repeal the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill. It's not a working fam  more