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Welch, Min Demand Answers from Former Trump Attorney Alina Habba-Mildon on Influence over President’s Pardon of Corrupt Venezuelan Banker Julio Herrera Velutini

President Trump’s decision to pardon him. These letters are part of a broader bicameral investigation led by Senator Welch and Representative Min into potential corruption surrounding President ...
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Welch Visits Trade Leaders and Businesses in Montréal to Discuss Trump’s Reckless Trade War with Canada

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and co-lead of legislation to repeal President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, today traveled to Montréal and met with trade ...
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Welch, Smith Lead 19 Colleagues in Raising Alarm on USDA Changes to Rural Energy Program

Congress intended for REAP to, in part, help producers and small businesses purchase a renewable energy system (RES). What language under 7 U.S.C. § 8107 permits USDA to shift REAP from a financial ...
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Welch, Meeks Lead Bicameral Lawmakers in Demanding Answers from Musk on Shutdown of Starlink

In their letter, the Senators underscore that while Musk has publicly asserted that limits to the communications system’s access are “decided by the U.S. military and ultimately POTUS,” public ...
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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 Leads Eleven Senators in Demanding Trump Admin Secure Release of American High School Student Abducted and Held by Israeli Forces Without Charge

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led eleven of his Senate colleagues in demanding that the Trump Administration secure the release of Abdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi, an ...
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and co-lead of legislation to repeal President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, today traveled to Montréal and met ...
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Welch Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Musicians, Artists, and Creators from Unauthorized AI Training

TRAIN Act is Supported by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Human Artistry Campaign, SAG-AFTRA, Recording Academy, Nashville Songwriters Association International, SESAC, ASCAP, BMI, ...
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Welch Leads Bill to Combat Consolidation in the Dairy Industry, Ensure Fair Prices for Family Dairy Farms

The Milk from Family Dairies Act establishes a new Dairy Market Stabilization Program “America’s dairy industry is in crisis, and Vermont’s dairy farmers know this all too well. Hardworking small and ...
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Welch, Blumenthal Demand Answers from Companies on Potential Corruption in $220 Million Taxpayer-Funded DHS Ad Campaign

The Strategy Group Company, Safe America Media LLC, and People Who Think LLC were awarded millions in no-bid, taxpayer-funded contracts by DHS or benefitted as subcontractors on those contracts The ...
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Welch Announces Nearly $4 Million in New Federal Funding to Upgrade Vermont’s Amtrak Fleet

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of $3.95 million in new federal funding, administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT), to upgrade Amtrak’s ...
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Welch Leads STRONG GRID Act to Boost America’s Electric Grid Resiliency to Extreme Weather

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, introduced the Supporting Transformative ...