State Press Releases

MONTPELIER, Vt. –Attorney General Charity Clark today announced Vermont will receive $1.3 million as part of a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee,alongside Tiffany Dena Loftin, Executive Director of the U.S. Student Association, held a press conference on Capitol Hill calling for Congress to take…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL-14), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, in reintroducing the Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act, bicameral legislation…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today questioned U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer on the Trump Administration’s reckless trade war and tariff policies, which have arbitrarily hurt Vermont small businesses, farmers, and families.  In the hearing, Senator Welch pushed Ambassador Greer for answers…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) shows Vermont households have been forced to spend at least $3,700 more on everyday essentials because of the Trump Administration’s reckless economic policies.   Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee, under the leadership of Ranking Member Maggie Hassan…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in celebrating the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s advancement of their bipartisan bill, the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act. The Senators’ legislation would improve the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) type certification process for American Advanced Air…

AG Clark’s Win Rate for Lawsuits and Preliminary Rulings Around 90% MONTPELIER, Vt. – A federal judge ruled on Friday in the favor of a coalition of 24 states, including Vermont, declaring the Trump Administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to…

Montpelier, VT – With election season in full swing, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas shared new informational video resources with voters today, the work of her office’s voting accessibility task force. Secretary Copeland Hanzas convened the task force late…

Local Restaurants and Bakeshops Help Raise Funds and Awareness for Breast Cancer Treatment, One Sweet Treat at a Time Vermont (July 21, 2026) Bakes for Breast Cancer – the non-profit organization dedicated tofunding breast cancer researchers and clinicians – is…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration imposing new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods:  “These new tariff threats against Canada are an extreme escalation of President Trump’s reckless and irresponsible trade war. The White House’s endless attacks on our…