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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.

In the span of 24 hours, Democrats went down to the Senate Floor with bills to fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and our national cybersecurity. Republicans blocked all of them.
Everywhere I go in Vermont, folks tell me housing is too expensive. That’s why I voted to pass the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the largest housing reform bill in 30 years. We'll be able to build more housing that working families can actually afford.
War is not a game. It’s not a game to U.S. troops on alert around the world. It’s not a game to the families of the 100 girls in Iran who were killed at school in a missile attack. It’s not a game to the families of the 13 service members who have died in this war so far.
The “Wii Sports” video was posted days after The Pokémon Company said it did not give permission to the White House to use imagery from “Pokémon Pokopia” in a social media post.
The American people deserve to know whether their tax dollars were used to buy the missiles that destroyed a school for girls in Iran that killed more than 100 children.
Screenshot from an article in The Hill: A group of 46 mostly Democratic senators on Wednesday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking answers on the bombing of a school in Iran.

An Iranian school for girls near a naval base in Minab was hit on Feb. 28 in the first wave of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. More than 100 children were killed in the strike, which U.S. officials say they are investigating.
Our country is stronger because of our diversity. Senator Tuberville’s post is hateful and un-American. We can’t tolerate hate toward Muslim Americans in Vermont or anywhere in our country.
I’m horrified by the attack on Temple Israel in Michigan earlier today, and relieved none of the staff or children there were harmed. Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society. We must condemn hateful acts like this one unequivocally.
At a time when our country is deeply divided, this is not the way a federal agency should be conducting itself. It is long past time for Congress to take action to rein in ICE’s lawlessness. (5/5)
To make matters worse, they failed to arrest the person they were initially pursuing and instead arrested at least three individuals who were not named on the warrant. (3/5)
What happened yesterday in South Burlington was outrageous and avoidable. Rather than notifying local and state law enforcement of a planned arrest, ICE created a crisis that resulted in them using flashbang grenades and tear gas against protestors. (2/5)
My statement with Senator Sanders and Congresswoman Balint on the ICE raids in South Burlington: President Trump’s domestic army, ICE, came into Vermont yesterday from out of state and, as is virtually always the case, acted in an irresponsible, reckless and unprofessional manner. (1/5)
Working families are already paying the price for President Trump's war with Iran. He needs to reverse course and focus on pulling Americans out of our affordability crisis, rather than throwing billions of dollars towards an unnecessary war.
Screenshot of a New York Times article with the headline: Oil Prices Spike Over $110 a Barrel, Highest Since Pandemic
Since President Trump came back into office, we’ve been told again and again there is no money for health care or food assistance. But apparently there is always money for billionaire tax cuts and a misguided war.
Because of President Trump’s policies, we're seeing prices soar for everyday items, while job opportunities continue to disappear. Trump’s tariffs and unnecessary war in Iran will only make things worse.
Screenshot of an NBC News article titled: The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, stoking labor market worries
Americans can't catch a break. President Trump took away their health care. He took away their food assistance. And now his reckless war with Iran is driving up the cost of gas. Working families can't afford Trump's agenda.
Despite Donald Trump’s insults, President Obama negotiated a deal with Iran that kept peace between our countries and capped their nuclear capabilities. President Trump ripped it up. Now, he’s failed to negotiate a new deal and started a war that puts Americans in danger. youtu.be/1JjLrvEc_CI
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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
2025-06-04End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-06-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (72-26)
2025-06-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (66-28)
2025-06-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-36)
2025-06-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (59-37)
2025-06-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-06-02End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 89 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (49-46)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 89 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 87 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (51-45)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 87 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 88 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (51-44)
2025-05-21H.J. Res. 88 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Point of Order S.J.Res. 55NONOPoint of Order Sustained (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Point of Order S.J.Res. 55NONOPoint of Order Sustained (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Motion to Adjourn S.J.Res. 55YESYESMotion to Adjourn Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21Motion (Motion to Recess for Ten Minutes)YESYESMotion Rejected (45-52)
2025-05-21Motion (Motion to Recess for Fifteen Minutes)YESYESMotion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21Motion (Motion to Recess for Thirty Minutes)YESYESMotion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21Motion (Motion to Recess for 60 Minutes)YESYESMotion Rejected (45-51)
2025-05-21Motion (Motion to Recess for Ninety Minutes)YESYESMotion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Kill the motionNONOMotion to Table Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Kill the motionYESYESMotion to Table Failed (46-52)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)
2025-05-21S. 1582 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (69-31)
2025-05-19S. 1582 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (66-32, 3/5 majority required)
2025-05-19Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-05-19End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-05-15S. Res. 195 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.Res. 195YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (45-50)
2025-05-15Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-05-14End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-05-14Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-05-14End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-14Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-43)
2025-05-14End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
2025-05-14Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-05-14End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-14Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-40)
2025-05-13End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (57-41)
2025-05-13Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-05-13End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-05-13Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-05-13End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-05-13Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-05-12End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-05-12Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-05-12End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-05-08S. 1582 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-49, 3/5 majority required)
2025-05-08H.J. Res. 60 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (50-43)

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