Senator Peter Welch
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Senator Peter Welch
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U.S. Senator proudly serving all Vermonters. ⛰️ Husband to Margaret. Hiking and skiing when I can.
I’m in Nebraska today, talking with farmers who are being hit hard by President Trump’s trade war just like the farmers in Vermont.
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A farmer from the Northeast Kingdom who voted from Trump told me he’s dropping his health care if the ACA credits expire.
December 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
From utility bills to home insurance premiums, climate change is costing American households $900 a year.

We need to invest in green energy projects that will save working families more of their hard-earned money and lower our carbon emissions to bring down long-term costs.
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Since the White House can’t get their story straight on who gave what orders on bombing the boat in Venezuela, Congress needs to get to the bottom of this.

Congress must get the tapes so we can investigate.
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late 30s making $90,000 in Senators John Thune’s and Mike Rounds’ state of South Dakota will go from paying $638 a month in 2025 to $1,363 in 2026.
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 60-year-old making $78,000 in Senators John Barrasso’s and Cynthia Lummis’s state of Wyoming will go from paying $553 a month in 2025 to $2,128 in 2026.
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Our economy is built on small businesses who create jobs and invest back into our communities.

Happy Small Business Saturday!
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $135,000 in Senators Rick Scott’s and Ashley Moody’s state of Florida will go from paying $956 a month in 2025 to $1,970 in 2026.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late 40s making $98,000 in Senators Mitch McConnell’s and Rand Paul’s state of Kentucky will go from paying $360 a month in 2025 to $715 in 2026.
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of five making $115,00 in Senators Roger Marshall’s and Jerry Moran’s state of Kansas will go from paying $588 a month in 2025 to $955 in 2026.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 28-year-old making $44,000 in Senator Ron Johnson’s state of Wisconsin will go from paying $193 a month in 2025 to $344 in 2026.
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their early 50’s making $95,000 in Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith’s and Roger Wicker’s state of Mississippi will go from paying $673 a month in 2025 to $2,183 in 2026.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
President Trump is making your trip to the grocery store more expensive.
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of three making $72,000 in Senators John Husted’s and Bernie Moreno’s state of Ohio will go from paying $289 a month in 2025 to $543 in 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 33-year-old making $40,000 in Senators Josh Hawley’s and Eric Schmitt’s state of Missouri will go from paying $141 a month in 2025 to $287 in 2026.
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m very pleased that my bipartisan bill with Senator Roger Marshall allowing schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk to students passed the Senate.

We’re going to get a whole lotta milk back in our schools.
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
President Trump’s economic policies are wiping out good-paying jobs at a time when families across America are struggling to get by.
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late-20's making $60,000 in Senator Susan Collins’s state of Maine will go from paying $268 a month in 2025 to $473 in 2026.
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $140,000 in Senators John Cornyn’s and Ted Cruz’s state of Texas will go from paying $992 a month in 2025 to $1,982 in 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Starting a trade war with our allies and taking money away from working families is bad for the economy.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 31-year-old making $50,000 in Senators Deb Fischer’s and Pete Ricketts’s state of Nebraska will go from paying $270 in 2025 to $415 in 2026.
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of five making $165,000 in Senators John Curtis’s and Mike Lee’s state of Utah will go from paying $1,169 in 2025 to $2,421 in 2026.
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 26-year-old making $36,000 in Senators Mike Crapo’s and Jim Risch’s state of Idaho will go from paying $96 in 2025 to $231 in 2026.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their 30s making $68,000 in Senators Kevin Cramer’s and John Hoeven’s state of North Dakota will go from paying $371 in 2025 to $564 in 2026.
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $125,000 in Senators Lisa Murkowski’s and Dan Sullivan’s state of Alaska will go from paying $654 in 2025 to $1,038 in 2026.
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM