Peter Welch

… Russia sanctions bill is urgent. From the first day of Putin's savage attack on Ukraine, no one has been a more stalwart defender of Ukrainian victory than our departed colleague Senator Lindsey Graham. He and Senator Blumenthal had a compelling insight: You hurt Russia by going after the b…

The speaker (Welch, D) names Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican, and credits him alongside Senator Blumenthal (D) for a specific,…Show full reasoning

…want to address some of the points the chair of the Finance Committee made. First of all, I happen to be in agreement with you that we have a broken healthcare system. No. 2, I am absolutely willing to engage with you and with anyone in this Chamber to add…

Welch is directly responding to the Republican chair of the Finance Committee, engaging substantively with specific policy points (a PBM…Show full reasoning

…o let folks know that the healthcare they had in 2025 they would be able to have in 2026. I would like the President to do what Presidents do and that is get the parties together in a room and negotiate an outcome that works for all of us. Whatever we do in this--this is where I want to agree with both my chairman and ranking m…

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Mr. President, I strongly support this resolution. I do want to say thank you to Senator Kaine. Senator Kaine, I think I speak for you and I think I speak for every Member of the Senate…

The speaker (Welch) is primarily crediting two fellow Democratic senators, Kaine and Duckworth, for their specific legislative/military…Show full reasoning