Senator Peter Welch
@welch.senate.gov
U.S. Senator proudly serving all Vermonters. ⛰️ Husband to Margaret. Hiking and skiing when I can.
Quality, affordable health care is a human right.
Republicans refused to come to the table to protect millions of Americans from having their health care costs double, triple, or even quadruple overnight.
I voted no.
Republicans refused to come to the table to protect millions of Americans from having their health care costs double, triple, or even quadruple overnight.
I voted no.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Quality, affordable health care is a human right.
Republicans refused to come to the table to protect millions of Americans from having their health care costs double, triple, or even quadruple overnight.
I voted no.
Republicans refused to come to the table to protect millions of Americans from having their health care costs double, triple, or even quadruple overnight.
I voted no.
Right now, farmers have to pay for repairs they already know how to do.
That’s why I’m leading a bill with my colleagues that gives farmers the ability to fix their own tractor or other pieces of farming equipment to save them time and money.
That’s why I’m leading a bill with my colleagues that gives farmers the ability to fix their own tractor or other pieces of farming equipment to save them time and money.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Right now, farmers have to pay for repairs they already know how to do.
That’s why I’m leading a bill with my colleagues that gives farmers the ability to fix their own tractor or other pieces of farming equipment to save them time and money.
That’s why I’m leading a bill with my colleagues that gives farmers the ability to fix their own tractor or other pieces of farming equipment to save them time and money.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 55-year-old making $78,000 in Senators Ted Budd’s and Thom Tillis’ state of North Carolina will go from paying $553 in 2025 to $1,031 in 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 55-year-old making $78,000 in Senators Ted Budd’s and Thom Tillis’ state of North Carolina will go from paying $553 in 2025 to $1,031 in 2026.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late 30s making $85,000 in Senators Katie Britt’s and Tommy Tuberville’s state of Alabama will go from paying $602 in 2025 to $1,243 in 2026.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late 30s making $85,000 in Senators Katie Britt’s and Tommy Tuberville’s state of Alabama will go from paying $602 in 2025 to $1,243 in 2026.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $140,000 in Senators Marsha Blackburn’s and Bill Hagerty’s state of Tennessee will go from paying $992 in 2025 to $2,802 in 2026.
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $140,000 in Senators Marsha Blackburn’s and Bill Hagerty’s state of Tennessee will go from paying $992 in 2025 to $2,802 in 2026.
Quality, affordable health care shouldn’t be a luxury.
It should be a right.
It should be a right.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Quality, affordable health care shouldn’t be a luxury.
It should be a right.
It should be a right.
"This should never happen in America."
I agree with Judge McConnell.
President Trump: Quit playing games with the SNAP benefits millions of Americans rely on. Pay SNAP in full, immediately. https://nyti.ms/4oWsYjd
I agree with Judge McConnell.
President Trump: Quit playing games with the SNAP benefits millions of Americans rely on. Pay SNAP in full, immediately. https://nyti.ms/4oWsYjd
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This should never happen in America."
I agree with Judge McConnell.
President Trump: Quit playing games with the SNAP benefits millions of Americans rely on. Pay SNAP in full, immediately. https://nyti.ms/4oWsYjd
I agree with Judge McConnell.
President Trump: Quit playing games with the SNAP benefits millions of Americans rely on. Pay SNAP in full, immediately. https://nyti.ms/4oWsYjd
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a young couple in their 20s making $44,000 in Senators Jim Banks’ and Todd Young’s state of Indiana will go from paying $85 a month in 2025 to $253 in 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a young couple in their 20s making $44,000 in Senators Jim Banks’ and Todd Young’s state of Indiana will go from paying $85 a month in 2025 to $253 in 2026.
During her time in Congress, Nancy Pelosi shattered glass ceilings, carried our country through some of our darkest days, and remained committed to the American people—San Franciscans most of all.
Margaret and I thank Speaker Pelosi for her tremendous service to our county. Cheers!
Margaret and I thank Speaker Pelosi for her tremendous service to our county. Cheers!
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
During her time in Congress, Nancy Pelosi shattered glass ceilings, carried our country through some of our darkest days, and remained committed to the American people—San Franciscans most of all.
Margaret and I thank Speaker Pelosi for her tremendous service to our county. Cheers!
Margaret and I thank Speaker Pelosi for her tremendous service to our county. Cheers!
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of five making $180,000 in Senators Tim Scott’s and Lindsey Graham’s state of South Carolina will go from paying $1,275 a month in 2025 to $2,343 in 2026.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of five making $180,000 in Senators Tim Scott’s and Lindsey Graham’s state of South Carolina will go from paying $1,275 a month in 2025 to $2,343 in 2026.
If you are a wealthy, connected corporation, you might be able to call up President Trump or Secretary Bessent to get an exemption from these awful tariffs.
But if you’re a small business on Main Street, you’re out of luck.
But if you’re a small business on Main Street, you’re out of luck.
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you are a wealthy, connected corporation, you might be able to call up President Trump or Secretary Bessent to get an exemption from these awful tariffs.
But if you’re a small business on Main Street, you’re out of luck.
But if you’re a small business on Main Street, you’re out of luck.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a single 55-year-old making $70,000 in Senators James Lankford’s and Markwayne Mullin’s state of Oklahoma will go from paying $496 a month in 2025 to $979 in 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a single 55-year-old making $70,000 in Senators James Lankford’s and Markwayne Mullin’s state of Oklahoma will go from paying $496 a month in 2025 to $979 in 2026.
Kash Patel in 2025:
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Kash Patel in 2025:
There’s no Republican health care plan.
Their only plan is to take yours away.
Their only plan is to take yours away.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
There’s no Republican health care plan.
Their only plan is to take yours away.
Their only plan is to take yours away.
President Trump is spending hundreds of millions of dollars building a new ballroom at the White House.
I joined @schiff.senate.gov to demand the full list of donors and more information on who might be exchanging their investments in return for political favors.
I joined @schiff.senate.gov to demand the full list of donors and more information on who might be exchanging their investments in return for political favors.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Trump is spending hundreds of millions of dollars building a new ballroom at the White House.
I joined @schiff.senate.gov to demand the full list of donors and more information on who might be exchanging their investments in return for political favors.
I joined @schiff.senate.gov to demand the full list of donors and more information on who might be exchanging their investments in return for political favors.
Olivia Campbell, owns two small businesses with her husband in East Montpelier: “For my family of three, we have two relatively healthy adults and our child, the price of health coverage through Vermont Health Connect is set to rise so high that it well exceeds our mortgage payment for our house.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Olivia Campbell, owns two small businesses with her husband in East Montpelier: “For my family of three, we have two relatively healthy adults and our child, the price of health coverage through Vermont Health Connect is set to rise so high that it well exceeds our mortgage payment for our house.”
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their mid-30s making $92,000 in Senators Shelley Moore Capito’s and Jim Justice’s state of West Virginia will go from paying $652 a month in 2025 to $2,070 in 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their mid-30s making $92,000 in Senators Shelley Moore Capito’s and Jim Justice’s state of West Virginia will go from paying $652 a month in 2025 to $2,070 in 2026.
Nobody should be terrified to go to their mailbox.
But thousands of Vermonters and millions of Americans are getting notices in the mail that the health care plans they had in 2025 will be twice as expensive in 2026.
But thousands of Vermonters and millions of Americans are getting notices in the mail that the health care plans they had in 2025 will be twice as expensive in 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Nobody should be terrified to go to their mailbox.
But thousands of Vermonters and millions of Americans are getting notices in the mail that the health care plans they had in 2025 will be twice as expensive in 2026.
But thousands of Vermonters and millions of Americans are getting notices in the mail that the health care plans they had in 2025 will be twice as expensive in 2026.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 25-year-old making $32,000 in Senate Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley’s and Joni Ernst’s state of Iowa will go from paying $58 a month in 2025 to $180 in 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 25-year-old making $32,000 in Senate Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley’s and Joni Ernst’s state of Iowa will go from paying $58 a month in 2025 to $180 in 2026.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their early 60s making $95,000 a year in Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso’s and Cynthia Lummis’ state of Wyoming will go from paying $885 a month in 2025 to $4,721 in 2026.
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their early 60s making $95,000 a year in Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso’s and Cynthia Lummis’ state of Wyoming will go from paying $885 a month in 2025 to $4,721 in 2026.
Every day of the month of November, I'll be highlighting how much more working families will have to pay because of Republicans.
A family of four making $130,000 in Majority Leader Thune’s and Senator Rounds’ state of South Dakota will go from paying $921 a month in 2025 to $2,283 in 2026.
A family of four making $130,000 in Majority Leader Thune’s and Senator Rounds’ state of South Dakota will go from paying $921 a month in 2025 to $2,283 in 2026.
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Every day of the month of November, I'll be highlighting how much more working families will have to pay because of Republicans.
A family of four making $130,000 in Majority Leader Thune’s and Senator Rounds’ state of South Dakota will go from paying $921 a month in 2025 to $2,283 in 2026.
A family of four making $130,000 in Majority Leader Thune’s and Senator Rounds’ state of South Dakota will go from paying $921 a month in 2025 to $2,283 in 2026.
The Trump Administration keeps firing ethics officials. They’re purging the government of anyone who could get in the way of them breaking the law.
These are the actions of a corrupt Administration.
These are the actions of a corrupt Administration.
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Trump Administration keeps firing ethics officials. They’re purging the government of anyone who could get in the way of them breaking the law.
These are the actions of a corrupt Administration.
These are the actions of a corrupt Administration.
President Trump is withholding SNAP funding. Folks in both red and blue states will go hungry.
It’s totally inexcusable and completely unnecessary.
It’s totally inexcusable and completely unnecessary.
November 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
President Trump is withholding SNAP funding. Folks in both red and blue states will go hungry.
It’s totally inexcusable and completely unnecessary.
It’s totally inexcusable and completely unnecessary.
Starting today, millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act plans can enroll in health care for next year.
Because of President Trump, the average plan will be twice as expensive.
Tax cuts for billionaires, more expensive health care for you.
Because of President Trump, the average plan will be twice as expensive.
Tax cuts for billionaires, more expensive health care for you.
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Starting today, millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act plans can enroll in health care for next year.
Because of President Trump, the average plan will be twice as expensive.
Tax cuts for billionaires, more expensive health care for you.
Because of President Trump, the average plan will be twice as expensive.
Tax cuts for billionaires, more expensive health care for you.
The U.S., Russia, and China haven’t conducted nuclear weapons tests for decades, and now isn't the time to restart. Resuming testing would provoke a new nuclear arms race.
It would be dangerous for our country and dangerous for the world.
It would be dangerous for our country and dangerous for the world.
JUST IN: Trump says he has instructed the Department of Defense to start testing our nuclear weapons
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The U.S., Russia, and China haven’t conducted nuclear weapons tests for decades, and now isn't the time to restart. Resuming testing would provoke a new nuclear arms race.
It would be dangerous for our country and dangerous for the world.
It would be dangerous for our country and dangerous for the world.