Bills in Congress aim to support maple syrup producers
In highlighting the bipartisan legislation, Sen. Peter Welch joked that he drinks a pint glass of Vermont maple syrup every afternoon.
What is a ‘vote-a-rama,’ the Washington marathon loathed by senators?
The Senate will hold a “vote-a-rama” on Thursday after Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) brought a $340 billion budget ...
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‘Blow this place up’: Frustrated Democrats want the Senate to fight harder
The lack of organized pushback has many Democrats wondering when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other ... Trump’s HUD nominee, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said, “I want to read that ...
Mass. senators push DOT for answers on air traffic controllers, transportation safety amidst widespread federal cuts
In a letter to the Secretary of Transportation, a group of 13 senators said giving DOGE access to the air traffic control ...
Senate Democrats rail against RFK Jr. in late-night session ahead of vote
Democrats torched Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the Senate floor Wednesday night ...
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Schumer Urged Democrats to Oppose Trump Nominees in Protest of His Policies
By Annie Karni Reporting from Washington Senator Chuck Schumer of New York ... Senators John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Peter Welch of Vermont. Democrats planned to hold an all-night talk ...
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Trump Doesn’t Want to Make Government Better—He Wants to Dismantle It
Describing this, I don’t mean to sound like a conspiracy theorist, I tell Vermont Democratic senator Peter Welch ... Everyone from Chuck Schumer to JB Pritzker is scrambling to mount a ...
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Senate Democrats rail against RFK Jr. in late-night session ahead of vote
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., described Kennedy ... On the Senate floor, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., read again the letter from Kennedy’s cousin, Caroline Kennedy, who served ...