Senator Peter Welch joined other democrats, including from New York and New Hampshire, vowing to fight for drug price negotiations. Before leaving office, Joe Biden announced 15 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) released the following statement on President Trump pardoning January 6th rioters:

The agent's death Monday afternoon was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington. The injured suspect was taken into custody after the violence on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border, the FBI said in a statement.

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, shares Welch's bipartisan approach. Britt met Welch at freshman orientation for the Senate in November 2022, where she says they bonded over a discussion of the bipartisan legacy of their predecessors: Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont and Richard Shelby, R-Alabama.

Bondi: “No one will be prosecuted, investigated because they are a political opponent. That’s what we’ve seen for the last four years in this administration. People will be prosecuted based on the facts, and the law, and fairly, Senator.”

WASHINGTON (WCAX) - Vermont Senator Peter Welch on Wednesday was among lawmakers taking part in confirmation hearings for Pam Bondi to become U.S. Attorney General. Welch pressed the Florida ...

"On Monday, January 20, Border Patrol Agent David C. Maland passed away in the line of duty. Agent Maland succumbed to injuries caused by gunfire following a traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s thoughts and prayers are with Agent Maland’s family during this difficult time."

The federal officer killed while on duty near the Canadian border has been identified as a U.S. Air Force veteran who provided security at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks.

David "Chris" Maland, the U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly killed by a German national during a traffic stop near the Vermont-Canada border on Monday, was an Air Force veteran.

The agent was identified as David “Chris” Maland, 44. Maland was a Blue Earth native and a graduate of Fairmont High School.