Five times as many Vermonters have dropped their ACA health care plans this year compared to last year.
Millions of families around the country are going to be filled with anxiety that an accident or an unexpected illness could bankrupt them.
And it's because of President Trump.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Vermont
Peter Welch
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Voting Record — 783
Yes29%
No65%
Present0%
Not Voting6%
Party align95%
Cross-party3%
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Peter Welch
U.S. SenatorDemocratVermont
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Peter's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 69 sponsored · 390 cosponsored
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Under Secretary Noem, ICE is no longer about immigration enforcement. It's about terrorizing communities.
Noem must go.
Congress must stop giving even more money to this agency on a rampage.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/njgfQY5siXI
Another shocking murder in Minnesota by ICE—an agency that has become a paramilitary force terrorizing American communities. This must stop, immediately.
No more blank checks from Congress. Secretary Noem must resign.
ICE is out of control.
Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, rather than focusing on targeted immigration enforcement, ICE agents are demanding random people on the street “show their papers.”
She must resign.
President Trump didn’t get a peace prize so now he’s threatening to start a war.
President Trump is threatening war because of his fragile ego.
It’s stupid and dangerous.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we must recommit ourselves to Dr. King's work of racial equality, human rights, and economic justice for all.
Only by working together can we fulfill the promise of America.
An update from Denmark on President Trump’s attempted land grab of Greenland.
youtube.com/shorts/evXjv...
So now President Trump says, “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland."
When he alienates our allies like this, it puts so much at risk.
It risks intelligence sharing. It risks alliances. It risks trade and open markets.
It makes America less safe.
First, the Pentagon attempted to force the press to agree to gag rules.
Now, they’re attempting to use Stars and Stripes—which is congressionally mandated to be independent—for propaganda.
An administration with nothing to hide doesn’t fear or attack the free press.
I’m pleased that my bipartisan bill with Senator Cornyn and our colleagues passed out of the Judiciary Committee.
It will help restore trust in our government by banning former Senate-confirmed government employees from lobbying on behalf of countries of concern to the U.S.
These are the words of a dictator.
Americans don’t want Greenland they want health care.
President Trump can find money to launch an attack in Venezuela. He can find money to bribe the people of Greenland. He can find money to give billionaires and corporations tax breaks.
But he can't find any money to protect your access to health care.
I joined The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman to talk about President Trump’s terrible actions in Venezuela.
Take a listen.
https://vtdigger.org/2026/01/07/vermont-conversation-an-act-of-war-sen-peter-welch-on-trumps-venezuela-and-capitol-insurrection/
I’m pleased that my bill, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, was signed into law today.
It will bring more healthy milk into schools, helping students get access to the nutrients it provides and helping our farmers get the milk they work so hard to produce into the communities they serve.
My thoughts and hopes are with the Iranian people, that their aspirations for freedom will be realized by the strength of their courage and perseverance.
If there is anything we have learned from America’s wars of regime change in Afghanistan and Iraq, it’s that the use of American military force can threaten the very people fighting for freedom—by associating them with foreign forces and interests.
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Voting History783 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
783 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (51-43) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (51-44) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Amendment Agreed to (81-15) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Final passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Bill Passed (87-9, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Amendment Agreed to (87-9, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Amendment Rejected (21-75) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Amendment Rejected (15-81) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Amendment Rejected (14-81) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Amendment Rejected (45-50) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Amendment Rejected (42-53) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Amendment Rejected (44-51) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114) | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Motion Rejected (44-51, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (54-43) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-41) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-39) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-41) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-38) |
| 2025-07-30 | S.J. Res. 34 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 34 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (24-73) |
| 2025-07-30 | S.J. Res. 41 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (27-70) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-49) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-44) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-47) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (50-39) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-48) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.