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Dem Senator Wants To Restore Funding To UN Agency That Employed Literal Terrorists
Democratic Vermont Sen. Peter Welch reintroduced a bill Friday to restore congressional funding to the United Nations’ agency that employed terrorists who participated in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Welch’s…
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About 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.
Everything about Peter Welch →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, jurist, member of parliament
- Position held
- member of the State Senate of Vermont, minority leader, president pro tempore, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 2, 1947
- Website
- http://welch.house.gov, https://welchforvermont.com/