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At a Glance
Seat
U.S. Senator from Vermont
Born
May 2, 1947
Age 79
Phone
(202) 224-4242
Office
115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Vermont

Peter Welch

Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades and is only the second Democrat to represent Vermont in the Senate, after his predecessor, Patrick Leahy.

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Voting Record — 788
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 · 393 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

More than half of Americans are worried about how they’ll pay for their health care if Republicans pass President Trump’s terrible tax plan. This bill will take health care away from people in red states and blue states alike.
Secretary Kennedy promised the Senate over and over again he wouldn’t meddle in scientific vaccine recommendations. I didn’t believe him. I voted against his nomination. Now, he’s purged the entire CDC vaccine advisory committee. He’s putting the health of our children at risk.
No one who has seen their community devastated by a natural disaster thinks their town needed less money to recover. Both blue states and red states need federal help. President Trump is going to leave states exposed to disasters. It’s going to have horrible consequences.
Trump says his plan for FEMA is to give out less money and make the relief decisions himself
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson said he didn’t know the U.S. has a hurricane season. He doesn't have the knowledge needed to lead. I'm calling on President Trump to nominate a FEMA Administrator with the necessary experience to save lives.
Photo of Peter. Text on the graphic reads: Sen. Welch leads colleagues in calling on President Trump to nominate FEMA Administrator with actual disaster experience.
More than 600,000 people died from cancer last year. They were parents, friends, children, neighbors. I'd like President Trump to explain to their loved ones why his “big, beautiful” bill will kick millions of people off their health care so they can’t get the cancer care they need.
I'm joining @shaheen.senate.gov and 31 of my Democratic colleagues in filing an amicus brief in a case of states including Vermont challenging the Trump Administration's global tariffs. The powers to impose tariffs are given to Congress, not the President. They must end now.
Over 180 journalists have been killed since the start of the war in Gaza, and media access has been almost entirely restricted. The humanitarian crisis is catastrophic. The media must be protected and given access so the world can get the truth from reporting on the ground.
🚨CPJ and 150+ media and press freedom organizations call for immediate, independent, and unrestricted international media access to Gaza and for full protection of journalists who continue to report under siege. Read the open letter: cpj.org?p=484868
I urge Americans to reject hate and respect each other. In Vermont, we have a deeply rooted value that regardless of differences, you give your neighbor a helping hand when they need it. We must come together and love each other.
Criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu's actions doesn’t justify hate of our Jewish neighbors. Criticism of Hamas' actions doesn’t justify hate of our Palestinian neighbors.
I believe that Israel has a right to defend itself, but that Netanyahu has waged a reckless war campaign that disregards civilian life—including bombing aid workers and withholding humanitarian aid from reaching those who desperately need it.
I was one of the first Senators to call for a ceasefire in the months following Hamas’ horrendous attack on innocent people in Israel. I called for a ceasefire to prevent more loss of innocent life, free the remaining hostages, and to move toward a two-state solution.
I've met with Israelis who want the conflict to end, who believe that Netanyahu's actions are harmful and won't make their country safer. I've met with Palestinians who denounce Hamas and mourn the loss of Israelis along with the tens of thousands of civilians killed in Gaza.
I’m deeply troubled by the rise of antisemitism in America. Statistics show a sharp uptick in hate crimes against Jewish folks. Those include hate crimes in Vermont, the murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington, D.C., and now an attack on a peaceful assembly for hostages in Colorado.
I'm pleased that Vermont will receive nearly $26 million in funding to replace the Readsboro Bridge. I'm proud to have helped pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund projects like these that will improve our roads and bridges.
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court is allowing DOGE to access Social Security systems that contain data on millions of Americans. DOGE rifling through your personal information is a chilling thought. They need to be stopped.
The President of the United States has called for the arrest of the Governor of California not because he’s committed a crime, but because he’s resisting Trump. This is a crisis for our democracy. This is dangerously close to dictatorship.
"I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great" -- Trump endorses the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom
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Voting History
788 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05Motion (Motion to Waive Section 305(b)(2) of the CBA re: Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 1690)YESYESMotion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Rejected (5-94)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-53)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-53)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-51)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-53)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (51-48)
2025-04-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-04-03H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-48)
2025-04-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-04-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-04-03S.J. Res. 26 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 26YESNOMotion to Discharge Rejected (15-83)
2025-04-03S.J. Res. 33 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 33YESNOMotion to Discharge Rejected (15-82)
2025-04-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-04-03H.J. Res. 24 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (53-42)
2025-04-02H.J. Res. 24 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-04-02S.J. Res. 37 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYESJoint Resolution Passed (51-48)
2025-04-02End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-04-02End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-04-01Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-03-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-42)
2025-03-27Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-03-27End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-03-27S.J. Res. 18 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-48)
2025-03-26S.J. Res. 18 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-03-26H.J. Res. 25 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (70-28)
2025-03-26H.J. Res. 25 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (70-28)
2025-03-26Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-43)
2025-03-26End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-03-26Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-03-26End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-03-26Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-03-25End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-03-25Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (56-44)
2025-03-25End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-44)
2025-03-25Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-03-25End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-03-25Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (74-25)

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.

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