Vermonters I talk with don’t understand why Supreme Court justices are allowed to accept private airplane travel and yacht vacations from billionaires. It's shattered the public's trust in America's most powerful court.
I'm proud to join @whitehouse.senate.gov in introducing this bill.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Vermont
Peter Welch
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Voting Record — 782
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 · 389 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
It was a busy day between events with constituents, but I managed to find time to stop at Mach’s Market in Pawlet!
To the hundreds of Vermonters who joined me in Rutland last night, thank you.
I take the stories you share with me to the Senate floor every day so I can keep fighting for you.
Not only does Vermont have strong economic ties to Canada, but we have a deep affection for its people.
I joined my Senate colleagues in Ottawa to reaffirm the friendship between our two countries, despite President Trump's attempt to destroy it.
President Trump's tax plan will add $2.8 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years.
It’s not to expand health care, it’s not to increase food aid, it’s not to build more housing. He’s taking those away.
He’s blowing up the deficit to give billionaires like himself tax cuts.
Small businesses in Vermont are facing rising costs due to President Trump's on-again, off-again trade war.
I gathered business owners in Manchester to hear more about the challenges they’re facing and share how I’m fighting to give them the fair chance they deserve.
Congratulations to the Middlebury College Women's Lacrosse team on winning the 2025 D3 national championship, their fourth title in a row.
It’s a historic feat achieved through tenacity, grit, and a standard of excellence.
If Republicans pass President Trump’s tax bill, 16,000 Vermonters could lose some or all of their SNAP benefits.
It would be devastating to families who are already dealing with higher food prices from Trump’s tariffs.
This is what happens when you fire both the workers who inspect our food and the workers in charge of alerting the public to food contamination outbreaks.
President Trump's reckless cuts are putting us all at risk.
I’m pleased that Vermont will receive $30 million in funding to help our communities recover from last July’s floods.
I was proud to help pass and secure this funding that our communities need.
Reposted bySenator Peter Welch
No one should have to choose between putting food on the table and affording their medication.
I reintroduced the SMART Prices Act with @welch.senate.gov and 25 of our colleagues to expand Medicare’s power to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices, & save taxpayers money.
Senator Van Hollen: If you don't have the people power to review proposals for new devices or new drugs, there may be cures out there that we never benefit from.
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Senator Catherine Cortez Masto: If you're in Nevada and you're in a rural area and that rural clinic closes or that program closes, you may have to drive four hours just to access another program.
You're lucky if you can do that and still have a job.
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Senator Chuck Schumer: They know cutting these programs like Head Start would be unpopular.
So instead of saying they're cutting the program, they fire the people.
They can't say they want to end it, so they strangle it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJJl...
Senator Elizabeth Warren: Voting on this bill occurred at 10:30 on a Sunday night with as little notice as humanly possible.
If you think you're doing something good, especially in Washington, you do it out in public.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar: When you don't have enough reviewers at the FDA to look at complex medical devices, you step backwards because devices aren't going to get approved or they get approved without a thorough review.
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Administrator Brooks-LaSure: It is so important for us to work on making it easier for people to enroll in coverage rather than make it more difficult.
Senator Ron Wyden: The far right's main strategy is screening people out of the process of getting signed up.
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Senator Alsobrooks: Mr. Kennedy made the assertion that he had not fired any working scientists. That is patently false. There have in fact been hundreds of scientists from the NIH, FDA, CDC, and FDA who have lost their jobs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtdI...
My opening remarks from the first day of Senate Democrats' forum exposing President Trump and Secretary Kennedy’s decimation of public health in America.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icpt...
The arbitrary arrest of Salvadoran human rights defender Ruth Lopez is another blow to freedom of expression in that country.
President Bukele is a corrupt dictator determined to stamp out any criticism and conceal his deals with gangs.
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Voting History782 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
782 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Motion (Schumer Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (47-53) |
| 2025-06-30 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Decision of the Chair H.R. 1 | NO | NO | ✓ | Decision of Chair Sustained (53-47) |
| 2025-06-30 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Decision of the Chair S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file) | NO | NO | ✓ | Decision of Chair Sustained (53-47) |
| 2025-06-28 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-49) |
| 2025-06-27 | S.J. Res. 59 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 59 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53) |
| 2025-06-26 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-06-25 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-06-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-40) |
| 2025-06-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-42) |
| 2025-06-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (61-35) |
| 2025-06-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (58-33) |
| 2025-06-18 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-06-18 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-06-18 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-46) |
| 2025-06-17 | S. 1582 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (68-30) |
| 2025-06-17 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-06-17 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (57-40) |
| 2025-06-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-06-17 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (46-39) |
| 2025-06-16 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (44-33) |
| 2025-06-12 | S. 1582 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-27, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-06-12 | S. 1582 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (67-30) |
| 2025-06-12 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 2307) | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion Agreed to (64-33, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-06-12 | S. 1582 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Table Failed (45-52) |
| 2025-06-12 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-44) |
| 2025-06-11 | S.J. Res. 54 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 54 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (39-56) |
| 2025-06-11 | S.J. Res. 53 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 53 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (39-56) |
| 2025-06-11 | S. 1582 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-30, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-06-11 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-06-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-43) |
| 2025-06-10 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-44) |
| 2025-06-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-44) |
| 2025-06-10 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-45) |
| 2025-06-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-41) |
| 2025-06-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43) |
| 2025-06-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-41) |
| 2025-06-05 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40) |
| 2025-06-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-43) |
| 2025-06-05 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-43) |
| 2025-06-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-43) |
| 2025-06-04 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (57-38) |
| 2025-06-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (48-46) |
| 2025-06-04 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-06-04 | — | End debate | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-37) |
| 2025-06-04 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-06-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (72-26) |
| 2025-06-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-28) |
| 2025-06-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-36) |
| 2025-06-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-37) |
| 2025-06-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
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.