On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) discussed the DHS shutdown and said that “if we were able to open up the rest of the government and focus on the ICE issue, it may allow us, then,
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) responded to a question on if there’s a compromise on ICE short of everything Democrats are asking for by saying that “it’s very hard for us to come to some
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that, in Iran, “The nuclear program has been obliterated. That’s a good thing. The missile program has been severely degraded. That’s a good thing. Those are two military
During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) said that Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) “is a respected person in the Senate, and I’ve worked with him for a good, long time,” but he won’t support Mullin’s
Thursday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Peter Welch (VT) said President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), will be confirmed by the Senate because he was “competent and he’s honest.”
On Thursday’s “CNN News Central,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) said that blocking DHS funding will do “very little” to restrict ICE and CBP, and “I think what has had some significant impact is the bravery of the people in Minneapolis
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Will Cain Show,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that the border is secure and he gives President Donald Trump credit for that. Host Will Cain asked, “I have a very direct and
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Will Cain Show,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) said that people who argue that the situation could be fixed if Minnesota and other states turned over criminal illegal immigrants to the federal government,
Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) pushed an “assault weapons” ban in an X post two days after an attacker with a 9mm pistol opened fire in a Brown University classroom.
On Wednesday’s CNN’s “The Lead,” Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) responded to Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) talking about compromises on Obamacare subsidies that Democrats can support by saying that “the only real way for the Republicans to avoid the
Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) called Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy a “lunatic,” declaring that he should be “fired.”
Democrats left a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday after delivering their opening statements, refusing to participate in an inquiry into whether their party helped conceal President Biden’s cognitive decline.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) teamed up with Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) to fight for boosting the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and index it for inflation.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that while former President Joe Biden “had a good economic record,” “The fact that there was the Inflation Reduction Act and these other big bills wasn’t dealing with
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that Israel’s argument that aid in Gaza is just being stolen by Hamas is “self-serving. And the reality is, Hamas will probably steal some food.” But there wasn’t
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) said Friday on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports” that former national security advisor Mike Waltz will have difficulty getting confirmed as the Trump administration’s ambassador to the United Nations.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) argued that President Donald Trump should work with Democrats and Congress on tariffs and stated that “we’re supportive of tariffs on China. There’s a real trade imbalance there, and
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) responded to criticism that Senate Democrats have failed to pass appropriations bills by stating that “when it comes to the appropriations process, Congress has been broken for a
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that Democrats failed to have a strong border policy and let millions of people into the country “in reaction, to some extent, to Trump.” Welch
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) responded to a question on the lack of discussion on the border and inflation at the DNC by stating that “the joy here is because we
On Thursday’s broadcast of WBUR’s “Here and Now,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), who has called for President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race, stated that the debate “really was a manifestation of an age issue.” And “there really
Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race in an opinion piece on Wednesday, stating that Americans could not “unsee” Biden’s “disastrous debate performance.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) refused to say whether he believes President Joe Biden is fit to serve as President at the moment and stated that Biden is “wrestling with” that issue. Welch also
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) argued that the audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur should not be publicly released because we shouldn’t politicize investigations and the audio can
Non-profit theater companies across the country would receive a $5 billion taxpayer-funded bailout under a new plan being promoted by a group of Democrats in the Senate. The proposed bailout comes as prominent stages are facing unprecedented financial crises following their embrace of woke identity politics, which has alienated audiences and donors.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) “did not call for a ceasefire, because he totally supports Israel’s right to defend itself. I’ve called for a ceasefire
On Wednesday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that “There’s a lot of hazard that is associated with” the construction of a pier to deliver aid to Gaza that President Joe Biden ordered and that any
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “State of the Race,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) argued that U.S. aid to Israel shouldn’t include bombs. Host Kasie Hunt asked, “You are one of a few Democrats who have called for a ceasefire
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “State of the Race,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) acknowledged that Hamas does use Palestinian civilians as human shields, but said that he wouldn’t get into whether or not Israel has committed war crimes during
The Democratic Senate candidate in Vermont wants a faster inflow of wage-cutting foreign workers, even though Vermont voters are finally gaining jobs, higher wages, and better work conditions.
Vermont’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee Gerald Malloy said that “Vermonters are ready for change” after being “fed up” with the current leadership in the country during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.
The race for Vermont’s “solid Democrat” U.S. Senate seat is heating up as the Republican nominee, Gerald Malloy, is attempting to close the gap before Election Day in two months.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) reiterated his 2020 pledge to stop trading stocks after violating the STOCK Act when he disclosed his wife’s ExxonMobil trades a week late and received an ethics complaint stating he knew about the trades days before grilling the oil company’s CEO
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a non-partisan ethics watchdog organization, demanded an investigation into Rep. Peter Welch’s stock transactions after he allegedly failed to adequately disclose his wife’s ExxonMobil stock sales while just days before grilling the CEO on Capitol Hill.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) ambitions of keeping the Democrat majority in the House of Representatives past the midterm elections next year are dwindling as droves of vulnerable Democrats have announced they are leaving their current seat to either retire or seek a different office instead of fighting in a brutal reelection.
Democrat Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) launched his Senate campaign on Monday to replace retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), abandoning the Democrats in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) dwindling majority.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the most senior member of the Senate, announced Monday he will not seek a ninth term, setting the stage for a potentially large field of candidates running to succeed the 81-year-old.
During a Monday interview with CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, revealed the committee has “plenty of evidence” against President Donald Trump proving he withheld aid from Ukraine. Welch said with Trump
Wednesday on CNN, Rep. Peter Welch (R-VT) offered his thoughts on John Bolton’s departure as National Security Advisor. According to Welch, he saw it as an internal fight between Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who Welch categorized as
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spent some of the congressional recess in South America, which included visiting the Colombia-Venezuela border, where he expressed support for the Venezuelan people and condemned president Nicolas Maduro as he clings to power and citizens suffer.
